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...
For a true revival [Acts 2:37] Last week, I listened to an interview with Pastor Kyung Won Kim on the Korean Gospel Broadcasting radio, who will be coming to our church revival meeting to preach. In the interview, when the host asked Pastor Kim how we should prepare for the revival meeting, his answer was that we should prepare with a heart of repentance. When I heard this answer, I couldn't agree more. I thanked God for it, because I believe God has been preparing not only my heart but also the hearts of our church members for the upcoming revival meeting. Today, during this Wednesday prayer meeting, I want to further prepare for the upcoming revival meeting. I want to listen to the word of repentance to ready our hearts. And I want to earnestly seek a heart of repentance before God. I want to offer this supplication based on Acts 2:37, saying, "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to...