Saturday, August 20, 2022

From Romans 8. Tragedy and ultimate Triumph through Grace.

 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:31‭-‬39 KJV

 

That from Pastor Lawrence. 

And believe me, we could all be reminded, at any old time of the day, every day or every other day, just to keep the truth fresh in our minds and keep the gratitude flowing.

Key part in there might be that we do sometimes suffer for God's sake, but that does not negate grace, that does not defy gratitude, does not nullify gratitude.  Just like Job, even if we are made to suffer by the world, we do not forget God, nor do we discount Christ's sacrifice for the sake of our forgiveness.

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