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...
God’s power is eternal
and everlasting!
King
Darius issued a decree to all the nations and peoples in his empire:
'Let
everyone in my kingdom fear and worship the God of Daniel.
He is
the living God who endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed,
and
His power will last to the end. He rescues and delivers;
He
performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth.
He
has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions'
(Daniel
6:25-27).
When
I reflect on this decree, I receive several lessons:
(1) Our
God is the living God!
(2) Our
God will rule us forever, and His kingdom will never be destroyed!
(3) God’s
power is eternal and everlasting!
(4) God
performs wonders and miracles, rescuing and delivering us.
(5) God
will ensure that we, His children, will never become prey to the enemy.
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