Apostle Paul made a striking and challenging statement of faith in our opening scripture. He declared: “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”. Three important points I would like to share with you in explaining this loaded statement. Firstly, Paul is saying “nothing quenches God’s love for me”. In other words shall we say that God doesn’t love me because of these challenges? Absolutely no. Romans 5:8 clearly tells us the very evidence of God’s love: “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners”. Don’t allow Satan deceive you that God doesn’t love you because of some challenge you may be experiencing. Nothing quenches His love for you.

Secondly, Paul is saying “nothing quenches my love for Christ”. No challenges or persecution should quench your love for the Master. It’s doesn’t matter what you are facing now or may face, stand strong and love the Lord still. Others had their love for Jesus swallowed and quenched by some challenges. You no longer see that fire of love because of what they have gone through. Don’t allow that to happen to you. If it happened already to you, the Lord is funning your embers. Just like Paul you should be able to say, “none of these things move me” (Acts 20:24). And lastly, Paul by the Spirit is saying in Christ’s love is our victory over every challenge. That is why in Romans 8:37 he declared, “But despite all this, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ who loved us enough to die for us.” In His love you have overwhelming victory over every challenges and trouble. With this understanding you can fearlessly declare: “Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ my Lord”.