Separate
34 Who then is the one who
condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised
to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:34-37
As
I was running this morning and walking this week on campus, I ran
across several cracks in the road and in a sidewalk. The areas where
there were cracks, there was no joint that was separating the sidewalk
pieces or the road from each other. When proper joints are placed in a
concrete pour, you are less likely to see cracking of the sidewalk
because the joint creates a buffer between the large pieces of concrete
that will tend to move with the earth. Now, you are probably wondering
why I am talking about concrete and cracks and joints. Well, this kind
of made me think of how Christ is the joint in our lives that separates
us from trouble, hardship and Satan. As long as we let Him be our
joint, He can protect us against cracking to the enemy's pressure and
the troubles all around us. He makes us stronger than we would be
without a joint to buffer against the pain and suffering. So let us
remember that God is there for us, loves us and keeps us strong. The
next time you see a crack in a sidewalk, think about how you are strong
without any cracks due to the joint of protection that Christ provides.
Have a great weekend.
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