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Filled with the Holy Spirit

Filled with the Holy Spirit 
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Day 117

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"

Text: Romans 8:35

THE HARSH REALITY OF LIFE

The reality of life is most sobering. What if we have to face harsh circumstances and we are found wanting? Would that affect our standing before the Lord? The Apostle Paul gave a truly uplifting word in this text.

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,
or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written:
‘For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.'”
Romans 8:35-36

1. Hard circumstances in life

a) These may be experienced.
b) A short list is provided for consideration:
i) Tribulation
ii) Distress
iii) Persecution
iv) Famine
v) Nakedness
vi) Peril
vii) Sword

2. “As it is written”

a) All these were foretold in the Scriptures (Psalm 44:22)
b) “For Your sake” (with reference to the Lord)
i) Killed
ii) Accounted as sheep for the slaughter

3. “The love of Christ”

a) Nothing will separate us from the love of Christ.
b) The Spirit of God will be there to assure us that we are not forsaken by the Lord.
c) The love of Christ will enable us to bear with the harshest of circumstances.
d) We need not be filled with fear.
e) Our faith in the Lord will enable us to find that power to overcome all odds (2 Corinthians 4:7-9)