Obstacles Gone

Today’s reading: Romans 8:26-39

“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?” - Romans 8:35

A question that many ask of God is, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Well, Paul addressed the second part of that question in 3:10, and the rest of it is discussed here at the end of chapter 8.

God’s love is steady, even when our circumstances are not. The list above is about as intense as it gets. Every one of those scenarios has the potential to paralyze us with fear.

What Jesus desires for us to do is to cling to the reality of his love for us amid trouble. His love was proven when he went to the cross, and it was made permanent by his resurrection. Every day God desires to make us more confident of his love for us.

Jesus tore down every obstacle to save and secure us.

Oh, and by the way, he also gave us the Holy Spirit to pray for us in our distress. (8:26)