I Am Persuaded!

Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers,39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What will you let stop you from achieving God's will in your life? The truth is, is that nothing can stop you but yourself. The man who wrote these words above had every reason to quit and give up. He faced many dangers and much opposition. He starts off this passage in Romans 8:31 with a question, 'If God be for us, who can be against us?' He further asks, (v.33) 'who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?' Then in verse 34, 'who is he that condemns?' Then finally, 'who shall separate us from the love of God?'

Every time he asks; 'who can', 'who shall', 'who is', 'who shall', he answers the questions about the present and future attacks by declaring the victory that God already has on the basis of what he's already done! "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all..', 'It is God that has justified', 'It is Christ that died and is risen again...', 'we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.'

The key is that the writer knew the trouble, but he also knew the power and the victory that God had already given him. He was more persuaded in God's power than he was in the power of his enemies.

So today, let the victory of God become greater in your life than the threats of those looking to destroy your faith. Be persuaded, beyond doubt, that you are more than a conqueror because of what God has already done!