SOAP May 4, 2014

Scripture: For I am sure that 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. (Romans 8:38, 39 ESV)

Observation: Today I saw many posts saying "May the 4th be with you".  This is a play on words referencing "May the force be with you" from "Star wars".  "The force", in the films, is an unseen energy that exists everywhere, binding all things together.  This has always reminded me of tonight's passage out of Romans 8.  God's love for us in Christ is the true "force" that binds all things together.  Just as in the films, there are sides to be on, you can chose to accept Christ, or reject Him.  Rejecting Christ is the equivalent to choosing the "dark side".  This analogy goes quite deep...

Application: God's love is inescapable through Christ.  He stands at the door and knocks, and when we open the door, from that moment forward, there is nothing that can separate us from His love...live like one who is loved, cherished, valued, for He gave it ALL.

Prayer: Daddy, You are the author of love.  Continue to teach me to love others more deeply, to give me Your heart for the lost, and to show me how to turn love into action.  Amen.