Romans 8:35-39
"He descended to the dead."
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all day long;
we are accounted 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, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:35-39
Paul sees present trials reflected in Psalm 44:22 but is convinced that the love of Christ is greater than any challenge we could ever face—even death.
Is there anything that you are afraid might separate you from the love of Christ?
If Jesus faced death, can he face these things?
How can you rest in the love of Christ today? Who can you share this love with?
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
O Lord, so much speaks of death in the world: sickness and disease, division and destruction, depression and burnout, even our own hearts feel dead sometimes. Help us to remember that you descended to the dead and dwell with us still and help us hold on to hope that death is not the end. Amen.