We Are Justified, Thus Never Separated

"38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

Yesterday, we read about the truth that we are more than conquerors in Christ.

Today, let us look over how much God our Father loves us, because of what His Son did for us.

We are persuaded, not right away convinced, that nothing can separate us from the love of God.

Rest in the truth that because you are in Christ, and Christ is in you, that therefore all of these promises are safeguarded in you.

Still, for many years I was confused.

If nothing can separate me from God, does that include myself, my sin, my bad thoughts?

Absolutely.

But how do I know this?

Because when Jesus died on the Cross, He paid for all our sins:

"13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it." (Colossians 2: 13-15)

When he died on the Cross for all our sins (not just the ones which we had committed, but also the ones to come), He also fulfilled and this rendered inoperative the Old Covenant of laws.

With Christ living in you and guiding you, there is no need for the rules on the outside, which inadvertently give rise to sin (1 Corinthians 15: 56-57)

Thus, through Jesus we are fully and forever justified:

"Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses." (Act 13: 38-39)

When we understand that we have been fully justified, declared righteous before God in all things, then we can rest assured that nothing, not one thing, can separate us from His love.