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...
When we do not know what to do “O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you” (2 Chronicles 20:12). I sometimes do not know what to do. Actually, it seems that more and more I don’t know what to do. When I immigrated to America at the age of twelve, I didn’t even know any English alphabet. But when I went to school, a teacher said to all the class that there would be test next day, memorizing twenty English words. I didn’t know what to do. I cried that night and barely memorized all twenty English words. Next day I went to school and tried to take the exam, but the teacher said I don’t need to take the test because I came yesterday. I couldn’t believe it. I still remember I couldn’t adapt to American culture when I was adolescent. In addition...