Sue J Love
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“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written,
‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure 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 8:31-39 ESV)
Who is God for? He is for those who are for him, who have surrendered control of their lives over to the Lord Jesus, who have died with him to sin, and who are now walking in obedience to his commands in holy living, for the glory of God, in the power of God, and by the grace of God. We are those whose minds are set on the Spirit, and not on the flesh, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. By the Spirit we are putting to death the deeds of the flesh that we might live to please our Lord.
But this does not make us perfect. We are still works in progress, mere clay in the hands of the Potter, being molded by God into the likeness of the character of Jesus Christ. But “not perfect” does not include willful, defiant, deliberate, rebellious, and habitual sin against our Lord, and against other humans, in complete contradiction to God’s will and purpose for our lives. For if sin is what we practice, and if righteousness and obedience to our Lord are not what we practice, we will not inherit eternal life with God.
For God is not okay with sinful lifestyles where the sinner deliberately, with full knowledge, chooses habitually to ignore the commands of the Lord in order to commit the sin he knows he must not do that is against the Lord, and is against other humans, and is contradictory to God’s will and purpose for our lives. And just making a confession of sin to the Lord every time you sin does not make it right, either. For if we say we have fellowship with God while we walk in sin, we are liars (read in context 1 John 1:5-10).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
So, if God is for us, it is because we are for him, which is evidenced by how we live our lives in obedience to his commands and in daily saying “No!” to sin and “Yes!” to God and to his will and purpose for our lives. And who then can be against us? Well, according to the Scriptures, including the teachings of Jesus, if we are serving the Lord with our lives, doing what he says, obeying his commands, and sharing the truth of his gospel, we will be hated and persecuted and even put to death because of our walks of faith in Jesus.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]
So, we need to look at what this passage of Scripture in Romans 8 is teaching us from that perspective. And does God give us “all things”? Not all things, but those which are according to his will and purpose for our lives. So, what is the point of what this is teaching us? It is that no matter what we go through, no matter how many people are against us, no matter how much we are suffering for the sake of our faith, Jesus is interceding for us, and God will give us all that we need to withstand what we are suffering.
God will provide us with the strength, the endurance, the faith, the stamina, the grace, and all the love that we need to endure what we are going through and what is yet to come. But we have to rely upon him for our support and for our help, and trust him with our circumstances, and not let the devil make us afraid, and not give in to our circumstances to where we live in fear rather than walk by faith, and to where we surrender to our circumstances rather than surrender to the will of God for our lives.
And if we are drawing on the strength of the Lord to see us through it all, and to respond in the right ways, and to not give way to fear, then we will be victorious over all that is stacked up against us, through our God who loves us. For no rulers of nations, nor the things presently going on within our nations, and in the world, nor the things that we know are sure to come will be able to separate us from the love of God as long as we choose to keep following the Lord and to not jump ship and deny him and not be for Him.
The Rock of My Heart
Lyricist: Bassford, Matthew W.; Psalm 73
Composer: Schales, Glenda Barnhart
My Lord, I need nothing beside You;
Without You, I could not have stood.
Your promise is my hope and my refuge;
Your nearness, my strength and my good.
When I was distressed and embittered,
By things I could not understand,
Your presence was continually with me;
You always took hold of my hand.
I know that Your counsel will guide me
In wisdom, devotion, and love,
And afterward You’ll call me to glory
To dwell in Your presence above.
My heart may be broken within me;
My earthly strength may depart.
But You are my portion forever,
You are the Rock of my heart.
You are the Rock of my heart.
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Who is God For?
An Original Work / February 18, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure 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 8:31-39 ESV)
Who is God for? He is for those who are for him, who have surrendered control of their lives over to the Lord Jesus, who have died with him to sin, and who are now walking in obedience to his commands in holy living, for the glory of God, in the power of God, and by the grace of God. We are those whose minds are set on the Spirit, and not on the flesh, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. By the Spirit we are putting to death the deeds of the flesh that we might live to please our Lord.
But this does not make us perfect. We are still works in progress, mere clay in the hands of the Potter, being molded by God into the likeness of the character of Jesus Christ. But “not perfect” does not include willful, defiant, deliberate, rebellious, and habitual sin against our Lord, and against other humans, in complete contradiction to God’s will and purpose for our lives. For if sin is what we practice, and if righteousness and obedience to our Lord are not what we practice, we will not inherit eternal life with God.
For God is not okay with sinful lifestyles where the sinner deliberately, with full knowledge, chooses habitually to ignore the commands of the Lord in order to commit the sin he knows he must not do that is against the Lord, and is against other humans, and is contradictory to God’s will and purpose for our lives. And just making a confession of sin to the Lord every time you sin does not make it right, either. For if we say we have fellowship with God while we walk in sin, we are liars (read in context 1 John 1:5-10).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
So, if God is for us, it is because we are for him, which is evidenced by how we live our lives in obedience to his commands and in daily saying “No!” to sin and “Yes!” to God and to his will and purpose for our lives. And who then can be against us? Well, according to the Scriptures, including the teachings of Jesus, if we are serving the Lord with our lives, doing what he says, obeying his commands, and sharing the truth of his gospel, we will be hated and persecuted and even put to death because of our walks of faith in Jesus.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]
So, we need to look at what this passage of Scripture in Romans 8 is teaching us from that perspective. And does God give us “all things”? Not all things, but those which are according to his will and purpose for our lives. So, what is the point of what this is teaching us? It is that no matter what we go through, no matter how many people are against us, no matter how much we are suffering for the sake of our faith, Jesus is interceding for us, and God will give us all that we need to withstand what we are suffering.
God will provide us with the strength, the endurance, the faith, the stamina, the grace, and all the love that we need to endure what we are going through and what is yet to come. But we have to rely upon him for our support and for our help, and trust him with our circumstances, and not let the devil make us afraid, and not give in to our circumstances to where we live in fear rather than walk by faith, and to where we surrender to our circumstances rather than surrender to the will of God for our lives.
And if we are drawing on the strength of the Lord to see us through it all, and to respond in the right ways, and to not give way to fear, then we will be victorious over all that is stacked up against us, through our God who loves us. For no rulers of nations, nor the things presently going on within our nations, and in the world, nor the things that we know are sure to come will be able to separate us from the love of God as long as we choose to keep following the Lord and to not jump ship and deny him and not be for Him.
The Rock of My Heart
Lyricist: Bassford, Matthew W.; Psalm 73
Composer: Schales, Glenda Barnhart
My Lord, I need nothing beside You;
Without You, I could not have stood.
Your promise is my hope and my refuge;
Your nearness, my strength and my good.
When I was distressed and embittered,
By things I could not understand,
Your presence was continually with me;
You always took hold of my hand.
I know that Your counsel will guide me
In wisdom, devotion, and love,
And afterward You’ll call me to glory
To dwell in Your presence above.
My heart may be broken within me;
My earthly strength may depart.
But You are my portion forever,
You are the Rock of my heart.
You are the Rock of my heart.
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Who is God For?
An Original Work / February 18, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
