For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
We have seen this week how God has loved you always, from eternity past and that He loves you in the present, no matter what. In the final installment of this series, we’ll look at the truth that God will continue to love you in your promised future.
Loved in the Promised Future
Because all of the rest of your life lies in the future, it is absolutely vital to be reminded of God’s continuing love for us throughout that future. We do not know what the future holds, and we certainly cannot control the future, so we must keep our eyes on “the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways” (Daniel 5:23 NKJV). He is the One who determines our future and has everything in His complete, sovereign control. And there is no better passage of Scripture to assure us about God’s love in our promised future than this promise that the Holy Spirit gave to the apostle Paul:
I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, not any powers, neither height nor death 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 8:38-39)
Regardless of the details of daily living, including death itself, nothing can or ever will separate us from God’s love. No issue . . . no event . . . no storm . . . no sin . . . nothing can separate us from the love God has for us in Christ Jesus. Think about it this way: God is love, and we can’t have God without having His love. Therefore, if we were to be separated from His love, we would have to be separated from God Himself. And as we just saw from the passage in Romans, that is not possible!
Nobody knew this truth better than the one who penned it. Paul’s Christian life was filled with adversity, and he knew that one day his faith in Jesus would cost him his very life. But he also knew the truth that he was not only eternally loved by God in his past and in his present, he would always be loved by God throughout His promised eternal future.
Remember, God so loved YOU that He sent His Son Jesus to pay the penalty for your sins. Let His love be both a comfort and a challenge – a comfort when the storm winds are blowing and a challenge to keep on keeping on, no matter what trials you are facing in this life. God loves you! He has always loved you . . . He loves you today . . . and He will love you for all eternity. You have His Word on that!
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 