Today's lesson was our final lesson in this series. The lesson focused on on the promise implied in Paul's writing, "If God is for us, who can be against us?"(Romans 8:31) We talked about all the challenges of life that can cause us to perceive that everyone and everything is against us. We face such challenges in the area of relationships with family and friends, with our finances, with health issues, with work-related concerns, and in many other areas of life. Yet, we can take comfort in Romans 8:31. If the all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent King of the universe is on our side, who can possibly prevail against us? Verse 32 assures us that if God sent his son to earth to die on a cross for us, we can have confidence that He will meet the needs of His children. I love the last two verses of this chapter, "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." AMEN! There is absolutely NOTHING that is capable of separating us from the love of our God. What a powerful, comforting thought during times of challenge and seasons of despair! As Natalie Halbert pointed out during our discussion, this promise can bring great comfort to us IF we will remember it when we face such challenges. I trust that each of us will keep these promises in mind as we face the days ahead!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Steve Day's brother and his family
First Baptist Church Corsicanna and the family of Pastor David Edwards who was killed in a car wreck
Those who are ill
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