Posts Tagged ‘Romans 8’
To Be More Than A Conqueror
Romans 8:37-38 We are more than conquerors through him who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love — nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable. IMAGE DETAILS Art By: Unknown Waco, Texas Austin Ave Texan Riding Bear…
Read MoreTo Be With Jesus
Romans 8:37-39 No matter what comes, we are more than conquerors through Christ, who loved us. For I am absolutely convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow— not even the powers of hell can…
Read MoreAs Comeback Kids
Romans 8:28-29 God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and who are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son. IMAGE DETAILS The Woodlands, Texas Forest View Apartments Pencil Fall 2008 www.sevenapples.art
Read MoreTo Hope With Anticipation
Romans 8:23-25 We are longing for the total redemption of our bodies that comes when our adoption as children of God is complete— for we have been saved in this hope and for this future. But hope does not involve what we already have or see. For who goes around hoping for what he already…
Read MoreTo Be More Than A Conqueror
Romans 8:35-38 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Psalms say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are like sheep awaiting…
Read MoreTo Embrace Growing Pains
Romans 8:22-25 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is stirring us within; we too experience these birth pangs. We are longing for the total redemption of our bodies;…
Read MoreTo Believe You Are Loved
Romans 8:35-38 Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, not…
Read MoreTo Be Covered In Prayer
Romans 8:25-27 If we wait expectantly for things we have never seen, then we hope with true perseverance and eager anticipation. A similar thing happens when we pray. We are weak and do not know how to pray, so the Holy Spirit steps in and articulates prayers for us with groaning too profound for words.…
Read MoreTo Trust God’s Timing
All creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager…
Read MoreTo Win No Matter What
What can come between us and the love of Jesus? Can troubles, hardships, persecution, hunger, poverty, danger, or even death? The answer is, absolutely nothing. As the psalm says, “On your behalf, our lives are endangered constantly; we are like sheep awaiting slaughter.” But no matter what comes, we will always taste victory through him…
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