Friday, April 8

Romans 8:29-39
It is almost impossible to find a sure thing in this life. The best baseball teams
occasionally lose to bottom-feeders. The finest chefs over-cook a risotto now
and then. The greatest bands have that one album that is just not quite up to
their typical standards. The local weatherman sometimes predicts rain for a
sunny day. It is hard to find a sure thing.
And yet in the midst of this very unpredictable world, Paul boldly makes us a
guarantee. It is a guarantee that transcends sporting events or weather patterns; it goes beyond even death.
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things
present, not things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything
else will be able to separate us from the love of God."
Nothing. Not even death. God's love is so strong, so persistent, that even in
death will we experience God's love.
It is hard to find a sure thing in this life. God's love is the sure thing in
life...and death.

Submitted by Rev. Jeremiah Williamson