Christ’s Love
When life circumstances rob us of the things we cherish most, we seek to find something in this life that is reliable, trustworthy and steadfast. Tragedy, particularly an untimely death of someone we love, can leave us feeling empty, alone and unstable. The one thing that will never fail is also the thing we need the most in times of suffering - the unconditional love of Jesus Christ.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38,39)
The promise of God is that He will love us and be with us through every tribulation, trial and heartache. We are inseparable from His love. We may lay naked and bare, but we will be clothed with the love of Jesus Christ. We may have been robbed and mistreated, but the love of Christ cannot be taken away. We may live or die, but in the end as believers in Christ we will remain in his love. We can run, we can hide, but we cannot be divided from the love of Jesus Christ.
Christ’s love does not answer every question we have or stop bad things from happening to us. Christ’s love will not permit us to evade the suffering present in this world. Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) God’s love for us does however assure us that He is working on our side and that He does have our best interests in mind.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:31-32)
The greatest act of Christ’s love was his willingness to lay down his life for us. The cross of Christ is proof that God does love and care for us. The resurrection is proof that God is wise enough and powerful enough to bring about good from even the most senseless, unjust evil. The willingness of God to send His only begotten Son on our behalf and the willingness of Jesus to lay down his life provides us with the assurance that God does care for us and will see us through this life’s trials.
