Faith to believe

Romans 8:38 -39 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sometimes, well many times to tell the truth, I don’t know what to say. When I struggle to put together words that just don’t come, sometimes they come out wrong. When I struggle with something that is close to my heart, passion may flow and it comes across hard instead of the love I sought to project. I am the poster child of simplicity; my faith is why I believe what I believe. I believe our God is so mighty that he breaths stars into existence; with that I believe he can control the smallest details of my life woven with a complexity of free-will and sovereignty that my simple mind (and yours too) cannot comprehend. I believe, but I cannot comprehend the complexities of predestination and election, but I know they are part of the Creators design and control and spoken of throughout the Bible. I believe, but I cannot comprehend the depth of a love so deep, that He extends mercy on a daily basis to us that fail him greatly on a daily basis. I believe, I cannot fathom my God sacrificing himself, for even those that hated him. I believe, but I cannot comprehend the depth of a love for us where He condescended himself; lowered himself from heaven to live as one he created, to die a death of immeasurable pain for even those who hated him. I believe he conquered death eternally in that act of rising from the dead to provide the possibility of eternal life even to those who hated him. I believe, but I stand amazed……

In study this morning of Jude, I was led to Romans 8 above. Paul struggled as I to put a pen to the words of the absolute certainty of God’s love for us. My study Bible puts it as our security in Him is absolute. Your faith, the measure of your faith is directly proportional to your diligent pursuit of Him. If you are a Sunday Christian, the depth of your faith is about two hours long; you do the math. God knows your heart, and the depth of your heart for him. The others that may view you as a Christian do not know past the facade. God loves you so much that he extends you mercy by not giving you what you deserve; he loves you so much he died for you to give you grace, giving you what you don’t deserve. The love of God surrounds your every waking moment of every single day; a small glimpse of that understanding will stir your soul. When he begins to stir your soul, you will change from the inside out. You will begin to project Christ to those he puts around you. John wrote about how we are to live as Christians; 1 John 2:4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. This is not hard to do, neither is it a burden to bear. The more you seek him, the more you reflect him. The more you seek him, the deeper your love for, and faith in him. The greater your faith in him, the more you understand even small portions of his sovereignty, and rest in it. Paul had just written in Romans 8 about all the trials of life and how we are to rest in the assurance God is in control of them. Your pursuit of him today will grow your love for him tomorrow. In that pursuit is found the depth of faith to believe.