We are weak. We are broken; yet our strength comes from the
Lord. How amazing is it to think that our God has not changed. His power has
not diminished over the years. This concept is so hard to grasp considering
that we live in a world that as you get older your body weakens, and begins to
fail you. God isn’t like this at all. He
has not changed! How amazing is it that OUR God is the same God who healed the
lame, opened the eyes of the blind, and sent his son to die on a rugged cross
for us. How great is OUR God that he provides us with the strength to overcome
the troubles of this world?
Romans chapter 8 talks about Christians being “More Than
Conquerors.” Verse 28 “We know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him,” in ALL things. Not just the good, the easy times, but in
ALL things. He works for good when a loved one loses a fight to cancer after
years of treatment; he works for good in all things, even when the world seems
to tell you that your life is falling apart. How reassuring is it to know that
in every day, in everything God is working in you so that his goodness will be
glorified.
Verse 31, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Doesn’t
this one verse say it all? No matter the trouble we face, no matter the number
of people who seem to look down on us because of our faith, we can rest knowing
that God is for us.
Above all, the last two verses of this chapter always seem
to go with me. When I find myself discouraged, I always look to verses 38 and
39, which say that NOTHING can separate us from the love of God. Death, life,
demons, or even the world cannot separate us from his unending love. How great
is our God, that he will love us no matter what.
I know that in my life I struggle with loving everyone. When
I see a loved one hurt because of someone’s actions, it is difficult for me to
practice “loving” this person who has hurt someone so close to me. It is
difficult for me to love people that have wronged me, and it’s sometimes
difficult for me to love those people the world tells me that are “unlovable”
such as criminals and whatnot, but at the end of the day I HAVE to remember
that as God has loved everyone, so should I. How great is our God that he loves
every single one of us. No matter our past or our future, we know that God will
always love us and will always have his arms wide open for us to return to him.
If God is capable of loving everyone, so we should practice
this love as well. If Jesus Christ died for us, the least we as Christians can
do is love everyone even those people that world tells us are “unlovable.”
We as Christians are more than conquerors. We are capable of
conquering the world, but in order to do so we must remember the ultimate
sacrifice. We also must live in such a way that obeys the commands that God has
given us. First and foremost we have to love.
