Week 17 (Paul to the Churches) – Day 1: More than Conquerors

Day 81 – More than Conquerors – Romans 8:1-39

LOVE THIS CHAPTER.  If one chapter could cover the entire Bible this is it.  We read about the actions of the Triune God, with specific references to all three persons.  The entire plan of salvation is laid out as well.  We are reminded that salivation not only includes us, but creation as well.  Specific references are made to our eternal future with resurrected bodies. 

There are so many promises of God’s love but I’ll just list two: For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.  (vv 29-30)  God is in charge of the grace we receive.  We receive a series of great promises in these verses leading up to the resurrected eternal life.

Then look at the great promises:  For I [Paul] 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.  Nothing in all of creation, not even ourselves, can separate us from God’s love…

Any time you are discouraged in any way, or just need to remind yourself of God’s loving plan for you, read Romans 8!

In Christ,

Randy