Romans 8:31-39 reminds us that nothing at all can separate us from God’s love. Paul lists plenty of adverse things in these verses (including trouble, hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, sword and even death), but God’s love triumphs over every adversity. “The love of God for each one of us shines like a star in the darkness. We must follow where it leads, regardless of the dangers and difficulties we face on the journey,” says Sally Welch (‘Sharing The Easter Story’, P 173) These verses are triumphant and confident, proclaiming not only Christ’s victory over death but our victory in Him (we are ‘more than conquerors through him who loved us.’) Because of Christ’s victory over death and sin, we can have hope that God’s love will be more than enough for us.
There may well be times when we feel separated from God’s love, but these verses remind us of solid truth on which we can stand at all times. If God is for us, nothing can be against us. If He is on our side, then we will be undefeated. Hope and reassurance ooze from these verses and give us the confidence to face an uncertain future with a smile on our faces and love in our hearts.
