By Odon Bulamba (summary only)
Romans 8:35, Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Would danger separate us from God’s love? What is a danger for us Christians? For God danger is not about being electrocuted or gassed or any other physical danger. What is dangerous for God is someone who has died in sin.
When you live in sin woe to you! In Africa it is a shame to die from Aids or T.B, but for God it is more shameful to die in sin. God doesn’t look at Aids or T.B but He examines your soul, if your soul is clean then praise the Lord, if it isn’t then danger is with you.
Can danger separate us from God’s love? Why don’t we put danger aside and let God protect us? Call on God and He will protect you from danger. Those who are in the Lord are not exposed to danger because the Almighty protects them. God will protect you if you accept Him to. Will death separate you from the love of God? If it is a spiritual death yes it will separate you from God, but if it is a physical death I think not.
Everybody is happy when they have a baby and those around have a good time preparing for it, but when it is time to die people start changing their behaviors and become stressed. If the doctor tells you that your father will die in 2 days, do you think happiness will be there? It should be natural to think that there is birth today and tomorrow death, but when death comes we don’t like it because we prefer to suffer on earth.
As Christians we know that God is preparing a wonderful place for us where we will rest forever, but when our brothers and friends want to go to this place we refuse to let them know how to get there. Do we want them to keep on suffering here on earth, or do we want them to find rest? If Steve is called by God and starts his eternal life today, why would we ask God to keep Steve here on earth to suffer?
Everybody is born alone and life on earth is a personal story. The Bible talks a lot about orphans, so do you know what God does for orphans? God will be their father by protecting and feeding them. In many places in the Bible it tells us not to despise orphans or do any harm to them. Sometimes orphans are better looked after than children with parents because God really fights for them, so if your father dies you cannot say that his children will suffer. Instead tell God that these children are orphans and He will look after them for His word declares it.
In every situation we must thank God and when death is before us we must not lose His love. If God said this is your day to die you will never escape it. Before Jesus died He prayed and asked God to let this cup pass, but this cup didn’t pass because the day was there. Whenever death comes we must not abuse God, understand that death is normal. Death can be by accident, disease or whatever, but hope that you will see your loved ones in heaven. It is more difficult however to see that the person who has gone was not prepared spiritually.
Can material things separate us from the love of God? If you find a temptation in your life ask yourself this question, will this separate me from the love of God? May your answer always be NO so that God will help you to be a winner.
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