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...
Meetings at the well
When Moses fled to the
land of Midian and sat down by a well,
he encountered the seven
daughters of Reuel, the priest of Midian.
As a result, Moses
married Reuel's daughter, Zipporah
(Exodus 2:15-21).
Similarly, Abraham's
servant met Rebekah at a well
while seeking a wife for
Abraham's son, Isaac,
leading to the marriage
of Isaac and Rebekah
(Genesis 24:11-67).
Jesus also had a
significant encounter at a well.
While sitting by the
well, He met a Samaritan woman.
As a result, the woman
believed in Jesus Christ and received eternal life.
Additionally, many
Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus
because of her testimony
(John 4:6-42).
When I think about how
God's amazing work often begins at a well,
I'm reminded of the
gospel hymn ‘Just As I Am’:
(V. 1) Just as I am,
without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me
come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
(V. 2) Just as I am, and
waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee whose blood can
cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
(V. 3) Just as I am,
though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings and fears
within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
(Chorus) Just as I am,
poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee
to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
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