Wild Love

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … No, in all these things we are more than through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:35, 37-39

I never actually write about what I was planning to write about because these devotions are the Lord’s. As I sit to write this particular week’s thoughts, a number of people I know are dealing with the storms of life - a few have received medical reports that are less than rosy, some are facing financial struggles and some relationship issues. Some have lost loved one and of course it seems like the whole of the free world is dealing with less than ideal political climates and lousy weather to boot. As I was looking for a passage that would be encouraging to all of us reading this - a song by the American band Zealand Worship came on the radio. That song is called Your Love is Wild. The words of the bridge led me to this week’s passage from Romans.

In what we know as chapter 8 in the book of Romans Paul is in full pep talk mode encouraging believer to hang on to the Holy Spirit and be the over comers Jesus intended us to be. The chapter starts with Paul reminding them that there is no condemnation for those in Christ. Throughout the chapter Paul gets real about life saying the present suffering cannot compare to the glory that’s coming (v18). Paul reminds us that for those that love God – He will work everything out for the good (v28). The chapter closes with the powerful words of this week’s passage.

Which of this life’s storms are you in the midst of? What is going on in your life that is making you question God’s presence and perhaps His ability to work it out? What’s going on in your life that sometimes causes a bit of doubt to creep in? Remember first of all you are never alone – Jesus faced many of the things we do while he walked this planet. Paul was certainly acquainted with the struggles and storms of life, but in the midst of that – even knowing that his faith would cost him his life eventually Paul stood firm believing that nothing would separate him from God’s wild and amazing love.

We can have that same confidence no matter what we are facing nothing can separate us from God’s love, His wild and amazing love. The chorus of the song from Zealand Worship says: “Cause Your love is wild, fire in my soul. Your love is wild great than I know and I’m coming alive, coming alive and it’s beautiful. And I’m coming alive, coming alive cause You are beautiful.”

This week no matter what you are facing – let God embrace you with His wild love, He will not let you go.

A Prayer
Father – I am so thankful for Your wild and amazing love. Remind us daily that you are right there in the middle of our struggles, in the middle of the storms of life. Help us to find comfort and peace in the embrace of that love. Fill our hearts to overflowing with that same wild love so that we can embrace someone who needs to really see You in the midst of their struggles and storms. In the name of Jesus, who showed us what wild love looks like, we pray – Amen.