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...
How can we rest when we are in such an uneasy situation? “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah” (2 Chronicles 32:7-8) (KJV). “When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body” (Job 21:6). If I think about the situation I am in now, I cannot sleep. I lost my appetite. I'm discouraged. It is out of my ability. I don’t know what to do. I am disturbed and my spirit grows faint (Ps. 77:3). Prayer also does not come out; it is only a groaning (Ps. 38:8). How can you rest in such an uneasy situation? In 2 Chronicles 32:7-8, Hezekiah king of Judah gat...