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...
I want to be a 'stepping
stone' husband.
Even before I got married, I had this mindset from the Lord that 'If I
get married, I must be a stepping stone for my wife to come closer to Christ as
a husband.' So, before I got married, I
started praying to God, (1) 'Lord, let me love my (future) wife with Your love
(let her love me with Your love) and (2) let my wife see a little Jesus in me
(before I die) (let me also see a little Jesus in her).' However, during today's Saturday morning
prayer meeting, while proclaiming the word of God, I realized that I was
becoming a stumbling block to my wife rather than a stepping stone, and that
the reason was that I had a spiritual disability. In other words, I confess that I am a
spiritually disabled person and am an obstacle between Christ and my wife. My heart wants to be a stepping stone between
Christ and my wife, but my weak flesh is now an obstacle between Christ and my
wife. I am learning from the words
proclaimed at the Saturday morning prayer meeting today about how to overcome
this great obstacle.
https://youtu.be/YjSv3stOJ0c?si=4sMgeQ0G1FyUUrx7
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