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Romans 8:38-39
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I grew up believing that I could lose my relationship with God. I could be a Christian in the morning, sin at midday, and be headed for hell in the afternoon. All sins were disqualifiers. But there were some big ones, like dancing, drinking, swearing, and smoking. Later I came to understand that smoking will not send you to hell, but it will make you smell like you’ve already been there! Movies were also on the list of things that ended one’s salvation. Anytime I wanted to see a movie with my friends, the standard line was: What if Jesus comes back while you are in the theater?! No one could possibly be raptured from our local theater. So that’s how I grew up. Sometimes certain of heaven; other times, following an act of sin, believing I was headed to hell.  Anyone else relate to that? 

Then one day, studying Scripture, I learned that nothing could separate me from the love of God found in Christ alone. It was like a burden had been lifted from my shoulders. That day, on a hot parking lot in Dallas, Texas, I understood that I was a child of God and would forever be!  

Salvation, from beginning to end, is of the Lord. When I truly trust in Jesus, I am his forever! Because Jesus paid all my debt on the cross, I am eternally secure! I can live with the assurance of my salvation! Nothing can snatch me out of his hand. I will pass from death to life. Does that give me a license to sin? Absolutely not! This truth gives me the freedom to respond to God’s amazing grace in loving obedience. Is that the life you’re living?

Father, thank you for your amazing love. Thank you that nothing can separate me from you. Thank you for the confident security that is found in Jesus. Help me respond by following hard after you. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

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