Neither Height Nor Depth

So as I thought about some things this week, I started to see a trend. This trend was happening with my friends, family, acquaintances, co-workers, and even me at times. It’s because of this trend I write tonight. The trend I’m talking about is some common emotions that we share when it comes to our walk with Jesus. I noticed there are times where we feel:

LOST,

DISTANT,

UNWANTED,

USELESS,

TAINTED,

TOO FAR GONE

I want us to remember that that is a lie! Romans 8 paints a very different picture. It reads:

“35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:"For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ROMANS 8:35-39

Did you catch that? Nothing can separate us for the love of God! Song of Solomon is a book that many biblical scholars believe is a book written about the love Christ has for us, His Church. Song of Solomon 8 reads:

“6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy demanding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.” SONG OF SOLOMON 8:6

His love for us is immense. It’s deep. I want to challenge you today that if you are reading this and you feel any of the above emotions or feelings, to reread these verses! We have all sinned. We all deserve Hell. But God is so gracious! So Loving! I’ll leave you with one last verse.

“19 I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. 20 I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD….. 23 I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called 'Not my loved one. 'I will say to those called 'Not my people, ' 'You are my people'; and they will say, 'You are my God.' "” HOSEA 2:19-20, 23

Hosea is talking about how Israel left him and followed after other desire and gods. But the passage above is what God said he will do when His people return to him! I challenge you to return to the father today. If you already have, I challenge you to seek him even harder than you did before. His love is a Blazing fire, sometimes known as All Consuming. Nothing can separate us from his Love!