“What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31
I grew up as an exile in my own home. Fear and chaos prevailed, and God always seemed absent or at least indifferent. How could I sing of God in the foreign land of a broken home? When He took ahold of my life, Romans 8:31 stood out to me. I learned that I am never the victim, never the minority, never hopeless nor helpless if the God of the universe is with me and for me through Christ Jesus. Could there ever be a more courage-instilling truth?
We have this confidence knowing our present sufferings can’t compare with our future glory and knowing the Spirit is always present to bridge the gap between the two. We are often regarded as sheep to be slaughtered, but even death is not as big of a deal for us who believe. For who can condemn? The One who holds our lives in the balance has already pronounced us innocent by His own blood.
Do you feel the courage flooding into your own heart? We are more than conquerors—even in exile—because nothing can possibly separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We have this confidence knowing our present sufferings can’t compare with our future glory and knowing the Spirit is always present to bridge the gap between the two. We are often regarded as sheep to be slaughtered, but even death is not as big of a deal for us who believe. For who can condemn? The One who holds our lives in the balance has already pronounced us innocent by His own blood.
Do you feel the courage flooding into your own heart? We are more than conquerors—even in exile—because nothing can possibly separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Scripture Focus
Romans 8:31-39
Insight
You may live in exile, but more fundamentally, you live in Jesus. That is who you are!
Bible In A Year
- 2 Samuel 23-24
- Psalm 148
- 1 Timothy 5-6