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...
Day 9: Habakkuk 3:17-18 “yet I will rejoice in the LORD” In what situation did the prophet Habakkuk dedicate himself to rejoicing in the Lord? He dedicated himself to rejoicing in the Lord in a situation where he was awaiting a day of trouble. Here, this day of trouble refers to the day when God would raise up the Babylonians to judge the people of Judah (Habak. 1:6). The prophet Habakkuk knew that due to the war with Babylon, there would be a lack of crops and livestock in the land of Israel. Nevertheless, despite this, the prophet Habakkuk dedicated himself to the Lord, declaring, "yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior," while patiently awaiting the fulfillment of God's prophecy even in such a situation. Why was the prophet Habakkuk able to rejoice in the Lord even in such a difficult situation? There are two reasons that can be see...