The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
Let's focus on God's sufficient grace rather than the thorn in our flesh.
I pleaded with God countless times over the years to remove "the thorn in my flesh," but God responded, saying, "My grace is sufficient for you." While I desired the complete removal of "the thorn in my flesh," God allowed it for the purpose of preventing me from becoming excessively proud. If I didn't have this thorn in my flesh, how much more arrogant might I have become?
From now on, instead of focusing on "the thorn in my flesh," I want to direct my attention to God's sufficient grace, generously bestowed upon me in the midst of that thorn. I humbly aim to embrace and enjoy God's abundant grace, acknowledging not only my weaknesses but also boasting in them, so that I may experience God's power even more (2 Cor. 12:7-9).
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