Whose Report Will We Believe?
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).
What would it be like to be so convinced, as the apostle, that nothing can separate us from God’s love? Nothing.
What must it be like to know that you know that He holds us in the palm of His nail-scarred hands, that he never leaves us, will never forsake us. When storms lash, when mountains fall into the sea and terror strikes, how would our lives be different with the absolute assurance that God is with us?
There’s a difference between knowing about Christ and knowing Him, between talking to Him and hearing Him. Between searching for Him and being found by Him.
“Who will believe our report?” the prophet asked (Isaiah 53:1). It’s the same report that prophets, apostles and ordinary men and women of God like you and me have proclaimed through millennia: God is with us. He loves us. He holds us in His hand.
Satan, the enemy of our souls, whispers that our confidence is misplaced. We believe a myth. There is no help for us in God.
Whose report will we believe? God’s, or the angel of darkness?
Holy Spirit, burn away my doubts. Lead me into truth. Grow my love and confidence in the Father until I also can say with the apostle, “I am convinced!” Amen
What would it be like to be so convinced, as the apostle, that nothing can separate us from God’s love? Nothing.
What must it be like to know that you know that He holds us in the palm of His nail-scarred hands, that he never leaves us, will never forsake us. When storms lash, when mountains fall into the sea and terror strikes, how would our lives be different with the absolute assurance that God is with us?
There’s a difference between knowing about Christ and knowing Him, between talking to Him and hearing Him. Between searching for Him and being found by Him.
“Who will believe our report?” the prophet asked (Isaiah 53:1). It’s the same report that prophets, apostles and ordinary men and women of God like you and me have proclaimed through millennia: God is with us. He loves us. He holds us in His hand.
Satan, the enemy of our souls, whispers that our confidence is misplaced. We believe a myth. There is no help for us in God.
Whose report will we believe? God’s, or the angel of darkness?
Holy Spirit, burn away my doubts. Lead me into truth. Grow my love and confidence in the Father until I also can say with the apostle, “I am convinced!” Amen
posted by rich at
8:05 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home