Inseparability

Inseparability 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 v 39 Once we are in a covenanted personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ, nothing in heaven or on earth can separate us from the love of God. He is the buckle of commitment that locks us into a relationship forever. Our search for immortality and eternity ends in Jesus. Our quest for conquest ends in Him. We can now lie like a child who has been weaned in her mother’s arms. Neither the height of heaven nor the fiery depths of hell nor any other fellow being or spirit or demon can succeed in separating us from His agape love. He has opened His hands to us and released all that He has for us. It is up to us to now lock the ten fingers of our hands or all that we are, all of our desires, all of our challenges and problems, with the open hands of the Lord. The very fact that it is mentioned in scripture that principalities, powers, death, life, things present and things to come cannot separate us from Christ and God implies that these forces of the principalities and powers of darkness will attempt to break our union with God. Many events involving death and life will threaten our love for God. Many things in our present circumstances as well as in future events and circumstances will pose a challenge to our faith in God. But despite all these forces and factors, the love of God will stick to us like glue whose binding force never fades or weakens. Our own love may rise and ebb with the flow of events and circumstances but the Lord’s love will keep us tethered and close to Him. Whether we live or die, we are Christ’s and therefore, God’s own people, His precious possession which He will never let go. He is our constant companion whether we sleep or awake, whether we are resting or working , whether we are joyful or depressed, whether we are poor or rich, whether we are successful or not, whether we are healthy or sick. He is our wise guide and counsellor. He judges us not by our outward appearance or our expression but what He sees and reads in our hearts and minds. This is a gift no lover on earth possesses. Our very sighs count for Him. He knows our deepest longings and He helps us fulfil these as long as we delight in the things of God- His Word, His worship, His Work. We are subject to all the vicissitudes of life but one constant factor, the leitmotif of our lives is the ineffable love of God manifest in our lives through the sacrifice of Christ and the grace and mercy of God in accepting us as sinless in Christ. Our dependence on our earthly parents becomes less and less as we grow older but our dependence and love for God will increase as we grow older and more mature in faith. Death can terminate our marriage relationship but our relationship with God is eternal and interminable. Happenings can alter our relationship with our children and friends but our union with the Lord grows stronger and deeper with time. Prateep V Philip