Romans 8:35 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
The pastor of our Hokkien and Mandarin congregations, Pastor
Mark, used to suffer from certain health problems before he
became a Christian. His doctor told him that he had to be on
medication for life. He also had a huge financial debt. But
when he caught hold of the teaching that he is God’s beloved,
he believed it totally. He also believed that nothing could be
greater than God’s love for him.
Today, Pastor Mark is off medication and completely delivered
from that debt. God caused him to triumph over his sickness
and debt because he cannot be defeated when he knows that he
is God’s beloved.
Tribulation, distress or persecution cannot stop your
heavenly Father’s love from working on your behalf. His love
for you is bigger and stronger than your financial woes,
marital problems or health concerns. And when God’s heart of
love moves for His beloved, He opens doors that no one can
shut and He makes a way when there seems to be none.
Even during lean times, you will never find the righteous
forsaken. King David said, “I have been young, and now am old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his
descendants begging bread.” (Psalm 37:25) Can famine or
recession stop God’s love from providing for His beloved? No!
So don’t think to yourself, “I must provide for my family. If
I don’t, who is going to take care of them? How are they going
to survive?” God wants you to know that His love will continue
to provide abundantly for you and your family.
What about deadly pestilences such as bird flu and mad cow
disease, natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes,
or terrorist bombings? My friend, these things cannot devour
you because His love protects you. You will enjoy His
protection when you know that you are His beloved.
Because God’s love is greater than all the evil put together,
we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us.
(Romans 8:37) We always win in the fight of life not because
of our love for Him, but because of His love for us!
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