“So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.”
“…absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love…” This is something to think about, don’t you think? I find it interesting that Paul’s list, although not exhaustive is nonetheless quite comprehensive in listing a number of both external and internal causes that might pose a threat in our relationship and close connection to God’s love for us — external things such as hunger, homelessness, and hard times, but also internal factors such as hatred and backstabbing — things of the mind that might cause damage and injury to our emotional state of being from our fellowmen that may pose a negative setback in our personal relationship with God. But none of these things can and should truly drive a wedge in our love, devotion, and complete trust in God’s will for us. I hope that we are continuously reminded of this fact in our everyday lives.
