No Separation from God
Bible Readings
Take a few minutes to read the Bible verses listed and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in how this verse applies to you this week.
8 But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.
Romans 5:8
31 What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us? 32 God did not keep back his own Son, but he gave him for us. If God did this, won't he freely give us everything else? 33 If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them? 34 Or can anyone condemn them? No indeed! Christ died and was raised to life, and now he is at God's right side, speaking to him for us. 35 Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness, or danger and death? 36 It is exactly as the Scriptures say, “For you we face death all day long. We are like sheep on their way to be butchered.” 37 In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us. 38 I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, 39 and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!
Romans 8:31-39
Memory Verse
Romans 8:37-39
37 In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us. 38 I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, 39 and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!
Have you ever played with magnets? While they might look like ordinary pieces of metal, magnets have an electrical charge that allows them to stick to metal objects or other magnets. Of course, all magnets do not want to stick together. Every magnet has two sides, called the north pole and the south pole. Opposite poles are attracted to each other. That means they will stick together and can be very hard to pull apart. But two of the same poles repel each other. They will not stick together, no matter how hard you try!
The love of God is like a strong magnet. Nothing can separate you from his love, no matter what happens. Sometimes, you might feel like something bad you have done has separated you from the love of God. Instead of being stuck to God’s love, you feel pushed far away from it, like magnets of the same pole. But this is not the truth! God is still there with you. He will never move away from you.
When you feel separated from the love of God, remember that God has already shown his love to you and to all the world. He sent his Son Jesus to save us from our sins. Even the strongest magnet doesn’t have a greater pull than this!
Prayer
Dear God, thank you that nothing can separate me from your love. Help me to love others as you love me. Amen.Related Resources
Abby Epplett
Abby Epplett works as a park ranger for the National Park
Service at Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas. She recently earned a
Master’s in Museum Education at Tufts University and is a member of
Pleasant Street Christian Reformed Church in Whitinsville, MA.