March 31

The Love of Christ

" 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 you sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more that 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, not anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."Romans 8:34-39

Once we have tasted of the love of Christ there is nothing that we would exchange for it. It is a priceless gift, one we can never fully repay. It is a love that reached us while we were yet sinners, a love that gave itself in death for us, a love that is eternal. It is because of what this love had done to us, giving us new life, that no one or no circumstance can separate us from Christ's love. If we truly love and trust Christ with all our heart then no trouble will be able to separate us from His love, for it is that very love that will sustain us in the dark valleys that we will find ourselves in. There is no circumstance, no matter how difficult, that we will find ourselves in that the Lord will not be present with us. He is with us always, His love for us is unending...how can ours for Him be any less.

Father, how we thank You for the love of Christ that reached down and touched us and saved us from death! May the love of Christ transform us as we begin to grasp its magnitude. Thank You for the promise that nothing will ever be able to come between us and Your love for us. Thank You for never letting us go. We love You with all our hearts. Amen