Are You Convinced?

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither 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 8:37-39 NIV)

With all of the negative, depressive, and oppressive media reports we see and hear on a daily basis, it's difficult to understand how we could be convinced of anything good. Every day--rumors of unrest and violence all over the world--Afghanistan, Pakistan, all over the land from the middle to the far corners of the world--we seldom hear good news.

How we function as children of The Most High should not be predicated upon "world news" but by The Word of God--the Good News--that no matter what happens here on earth, nothing--absolutely nothing shall separate us from the love of God.

And one of the things we need to stop doing is bashing where we live--in America. Instead of complaining about the negative events--we should be praying for God to fill all with His wisdom and love--so we can live in peace. When we rise up against authority--whether we like the authority or not--we put ourselves in a position to not receive God's blessings because of our disobedience.  That's right--it is disobedient to rise up against authority (unless the authority is totally ungodly).

I see constant denigrating remarks about the President by people who claim to be Christians. Their remarks cause me to wonder if indeed they are followers of Jesus Christ. That is not to say they should agree with everything the President does, but it does mean we should not stoop to name-calling and cartoon caricatures that are demeaning. When other countries see our lack of respect for elected leadership, they sit back and laugh at all of us--waiting for disaster that is bound to happen.

So, since it is obvious the President is not hearing or listening to God--let's pray for him.

Since no one in Congress is doing their job--we need to pray that people will elect those who will.

Since those sitting on the Supreme Court have lost sight of their purpose as it pertains to upholding laws--not changing them, we need to pray for them--that they'll repent and hear God.

Since there are people who think they have a right to take lives--indiscriminately, we need to pray for them.

Since there are people who think they are superior to others--we need to pray for them.

Since there are people who live in total submission to those who have enticed them with evil, we need to pray for them.

Since there are people with idiotic notions about family, education, and raising children--we need to pray for them.

Since there are people on this planet who think everything should be given to them--we need to pray for them.

There are so many things we need to pray about and people who need prayer--direct instruction from God--and if we were praying, we wouldn't have time to denigrate others--in any way.

Nevertheless, we know these things are happening and no matter what--whether people stop hating or not, stop killing or not, stop being foolish or not, nothing--absolutely nothing shall separate those who truly love God from His presence or His love.

I am convinced--especially since I know the end of the story--in the end we who Believe God, win--and while we wait for the victory of ascending to heaven, we can live this life, knowing we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us.

Are you convinced? If not, get into The Word and know--not just believe, but know He is our risen Savior and we can do all things well through Him.