I cannot be separated from the love of God.

Rm 8:35-39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:

   “For your sake we face death all day long;

   we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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.”

Eph 3:16-19 “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge.”

I want to believe I know God’s love.  I think it is here in good times. I think it is gone when trials arrive.  I think God loves me when I am successful and when I see my failures I think He is far away.

A baby knows the love of its parents.  When held the baby may rest, laugh and sleep.  When upset by hunger, wet diapers and any distance from the parents the baby registers a complaint that love is not near.

As I grow up I begin to see that God’s love is bigger than holding me.  Yet I long to touch God and be touched.  God is strengthening me in my inner man, my spirit, so I can be rooted and grounded in His love.  This foundation reminds me, I cannot be separated from the love of God.  As I grasp the truth that His love does not depend on my behavior. I am a little more secure. As I grasp the truth that His love does not waver based on His pleasure with me. I am a little more secure. As I grasp the truth His love is His love and I don’t have to make Him happy. My security is strengthed.

Did you believe that too?  Did you believe God had to be pleased with you or He cut off His love?  LIES!!! 

Did you believe God had to like you to bring His love to your life?  LIES!!! 

Did you believe God had to appreciate you before His love would be active in you?  LIES!!!

I cannot be separated, you cannot be separated, from the love of God.

Father I want to know, that I know that I know, I cannot be separated from your love.  Strengthen me in my inner man so that I will be rooted and grounded in your love and begin to grasp the dimensions of your love.  I join with Jesus interceding for me, “Strengthen me in my inner man”.