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...
They say there is no
family without problems. What should we do?
It is
often said that there is no family without problems.
In
other words, every family has its own struggles, worries, and painful
situations.
To put
it another way, each of our families has heartfelt prayer requests before God.
If
there aren't any right now, there will be in the future.
So,
what should we do, and how should we approach it?
Here
are my personal thoughts:
1. I believe that God loves our family.
2. I am confident that our family is within God's
sovereign will. And I believe that this sovereign will of God is good,
pleasing, and perfect (Romans 12:2).
3. I believe that even the problems, difficulties,
painful situations, and crises in our family will work together for good, as
God promises (Romans 8:28). With faith, I will pray, expect, and wait,
remembering that this crisis is a good opportunity to experience God's saving
love and presence (Psalm 63:3).
4. As I remember the grace and love that God has
bestowed upon our family from the past to the present, I will feel (and
experience) His grace and love, and with gratitude, I commit to obeying God's
commandments and instructions (Deuteronomy 11:1-7).
5. Our family will engage in spiritual warfare
through the Word and prayer, believing that our Lord Jesus Christ has already
won the victory, and with the assurance of victory, we will aim to live a
victorious and combative faith life together (1 Corinthians 10:13).
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