Neither Height Nor Depth Can Tear Us Apart

While reading through Romans 8, I came across a section of verses that I have read through numerous times. It always has weight in the words. They are convicting but in the same light, the words are so comforting. The power of Jesus Christ is proclaimed in verse 31. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" It is ironic because everything of this world stands against God. Our sinful being is against the will of God. Yet if we are to side with God, what could possibly stand a chance against us? When we align ourselves with the will of God, we are aligning ourselves with the creator and the one who gave us our salvation. God gave us His only Son to die and rise for our salvation. He is the One who justifies us; He is the One who can condemn us. He is almighty and all-powerful. Paul tells us that we should not let anything come between our great God and us. 

Paul's words continually call back to Jesus at the cross. Nothing can take away from what Jesus did on the cross did for us. When we live life and don't forget what Jesus has done for us, Paul says that we become more than just conquerors. Paul tells us what can't stand against us, "...neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

According to these words, nothing of this world can tear us apart from God's love for us because of what Jesus did on the cross. His death and resurrection made a way to salvation for us that we could never do on our own. 

In our times of need, we can feel like God is not with us. Sometimes we can feel abandoned by Him. We feel the opposite of what these words say. We become overcome by the chaos of the world, that we allow ourselves to feel separated from God's love. But when we dwell on these verses we should allow these words to sink into our souls. Paul's words tell us that God is near, and He protects us from the sin of the world. God will protect us and will not allow anything to break apart us from His love.