Friday, April 4, 2014

Fantastic Friday #413 - Separation

Separation

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

Separation is not just a description of two things being apart, there are really some emotions that go along with separation.  How many of us as children became separated from our parents in a store, park, or some other location when we were young?  How many of us as adults have been separated from our children or spouse for a period of time.  There is a deep emotion that I am sure all of us felt in these circumstances.  A loneliness, a sadness, maybe fear and even desperation might have set in during this experience for all involved.  Now, think of the time when you were reunited with that individual.  I bet the emotions you felt changed to relief, exuberance, joy, and a deep-felt happiness that you were reunited.  The enemy today wants you to experience a deep pain when you perceive you might have separation from the Lord, but you can't ever be separated from God's love.  When you might think God is not there during your biggest time of grief and struggle, you have to look at what scripture says regarding God's love.  Nothing can create that separation, not even the enemy.  We need to remember that while we might feel separated because of our sin, we are not separated from His love. He is always connected to us through Christ if we can accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

Have a great weekend.

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