Today, I want to examine if there is anything in this world that can separate us from the love of God.

Can tribulation separate us from the love of Christ?

Panicked Shoppers Empty Shelves as Coronavirus Anxiety Rises. (New York Times)

The USA, the world’s hardest-hit country, reaches 5million coronavirus cases. The confirmed death toll from COVID-19 in the US stands at 162,455, also the biggest globally. (Aljazeera.com)

New York City’s booming economy went into chaos (Politico.com)

Can conflicts and wars separate us from the love of God?

African wars killed 5 million sick children in 2 decades. (Governance news)

The Syrian civil war which began in 2011 destroyed the country and displaced millions of people. (Peace Palace Library)

The Iraq War (2003-2011) (Britannica.com)

Can famine and distress separate us?

Twenty million people are on the brink of starvation. Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram insurgents February 2017 at Dikwa camp in northeastern Nigeria. (New York Times)

More than 1 million people face starvation in war-torn South Sudan. November 2017 (CBC.CA)

Can natural disasters separate us from the love of Christ?

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma. West End Tortola, BVI (Photo: Freeman Rogers. BVI Beacon)

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday (January 24, 2020), killing at least 22 people and injuring over 1000 others. (DW.com)

Photo released by Xinhua News Agency, floodwaters flow past a residential building in Qijiang District of Chongqing Municipality, southwest China on July 1, 2020. (Chen Xingyu/Xinhua via AP) (CNN)

At least 33 dead as wildfires scorch millions of acres across the Western U.S. — ‘It is apocalyptic’ (CNBC.com)

Can homelessness and poverty separate us?

Homeless family sleeping in the streets of Kolkata, India. (Wikipedia.org)

People lying on the sidewalk caught the eye of a pedestrian in downtown Washington. A new survey found that 1 in 10 people ages 18 to 25 had experienced homelessness in the past year. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

Pandemic Will Push 34 Million People Into Extreme Poverty In 2020. (Green Queen.com)

Can persecution and perilous times separate us?

The persecution of Christians around the world is expected to increase in 2019. (Christianpost.com)

Christians persecuted in Nigeria amidst deafening silence (January 15, 2020). (Vaticannews)

Islamic State militants lead what are said to be Ethiopian Christians along a beach in Wilayat Barqa. April 19, 2015. (REUTERS) (Foxnews.com)

Can sickness, diseases, and death separate us from the love of Christ?

Eight disease outbreaks from 2018 (Buzzfeed News)

Battling COVID-19 in China hospital (New York Times)

If we, like Jonah, try to run away from God by sailing to the farthest corners of the earth will that separate us from the love of Christ?

If we fly to the edge of the universe will we be out of reach from God’s love?

Surely, God is too holy to go to hell to find anyone, so will there be separation from God’s love in hell?

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in ^[c]hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. (Psalms 139:7-10NKJV)

The Bible states that our greatest battles are not with flesh and blood but with the spiritual forces of darkness that we cannot see. When these enemies attack us will God forsake us?

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. (Psalms 139:11-12NKJV)

A cry from our hearts to the heart of God

O Lord you chose us from before the foundation of the earth. You chose us to be blameless and holy before you in love.

You adopted us as your children through the Lord Jesus Christ and made us accepted in the beloved.

You saved us from the pit of darkness and brought us into your marvelous light.

Lord, you assigned royalty status to us and changed us into a holy nation and a special people.

Lord, you know our thoughts, our good days, and bad ones. You are acquainted with all our ways.

You see all the evil that exists in this world. You see the continuous conspiracies of the wicked one against your holy people.

Your eyes, O God, are in every place beholding the evil and the good. But your eyes are also upon the righteous, and your ears are open to our cry.

You have formed a hedge around us and laid your hands upon us. Such knowledge is far beyond our comprehension.

Despite the turmoils all around us you have given us peace within our souls. A peace that passes all understanding.

How precious are your thought towards us O Lord! You have no evil intentions towards us but you only think peacefully about us to give us a great future.

Your heart is grieved when you see the wickedness of man upon this earth.

You cry when you see the merciless slaying of the innocent victims and the senseless murder of the unborn.

It is not your will that any of us perish but that we all repent and receive forgiveness.

But, you want us to call upon you. You want us to pray. You want us to seek you with all our hearts and you will hear us and rescue us.

You want to release us from captivity and deliver us evil. You want to gather us into your arms and restore the joy of your salvation.

All of us is precious in your sight and you love us with an everlasting love. 

Therefore, search us, O God, and know our hearts. Try us, and know our anxieties.

See if there are any wicked ways in us, cleanse us, and lead us in your everlasting way.

Amen!

Who, then, is able to separate us from the love of Christ?

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor 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 8:35-39)

My dear friends, continue to trust in the Lord because His grace and mercy are everlasting. He will not allow the righteous to be forsaken nor your seed begging bread.

Stand firm and pray without ceasing because you will live to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

The Lord will eventually put an end to all the problems in this world.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. (Revelation 21:1-5)

References: Jeremiah 29:11-14 ; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 34:15; Psalms 139; Romans 8; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 2:9; Philippians 4:7; 2 Peter 3:9

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley