About 6 weeks ago, I finished up my first Bible study that focused on the topic of Persuasion and Peer pressure. One of the songs that I used during the study was Travis Cottrell's I am Persuaded... and as you've just heard, it's a very powerful song. The song somce straight out of Romans 8, which is quoted between Beth Moore and Travis in the middle of the Song.
Romans 8:35, 37-39 reads: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.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.
The word convinced, is sometimes written as persuaded... that means that our minds have been made up and we are so sure that God won't ever leave our side... we know that whatever we face, God will be right there with us... he is a steadfast and loyal friend.
I heard the new song thatTobyMac released called, Me without you, and it basically says that we would be nothing without Christ, we would be wandering through life, trying everything to build our own happiness, but let's face it, it would be empty... as my pastor has been saying during his current series on Colossians... Jesus+Nothing=EVERYTHING... God rescues us from the nothingness of our own devices... we are no longer listlessly wandering the world... we are filled with His purpose and He becomes our everything. And with our salvation, we recieve a promise that nothing can seperate us from the love of God. There shouldn't be anything in this world that is more important that God in our lives.
we need to be conviced that God never leaves our sides. Knowing that when we are too weak, He will help carry us through. If you get a chance (and you may know it by heart), look up the poem footprints in the sand...
Laughter is the best medicine and to end this particular day I want to share the cartoon I saw a few weeks ago on Facebook that made me laugh so hard... Have a blessed and unforgettable Friday!
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