How much is God “for us”? So much that he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all. If God gave us his best while we were sinners, how much more will he not give us all that we need now that we are his children? Fear not, for your loving Father desires only the best for his children and will not withhold anything— even if we must go through momentary trials to receive his best.
What is the risen Christ doing for us? (v.34)
"Dear Lord, thank you for this wonderful truth: that if God is for me, who can be against me? Thank you that you withheld nothing back, but freely gave even your Son for me. Help me to trust— even when things seem tough or uncertain— that you are with me, and you are for me. Let this be my confidence. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen."
The only thing that we really need to fear, the only thing that could really harm us, is to be separated from the love of Christ. And Paul is saying, have you been called, believed the gospel, and asked God to justify you? That only happened because God set his love upon you in eternity before time, and is now unstoppably working out his plan to completion. Though we must expect to face trouble, nothing in all creation can take us away from God’s love or thwart his purposes for us. We can live with overwhelming assurance.
Even faced with trials, what can Christians be through Christ? (v.37)
"Dear Lord, this is amazing, that nothing can separate me from your love. Help me to remember you are ever-present and to grow in the knowledge of your unfailing love! Help me know that I can face the challenges of each day with the confidence that I am more than a conqueror because my God loves me and never leaves me! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen."
The apostle to the Gentiles never lost his love for his Jewish brothers and sisters. They were God’s chosen nation, had witnessed his glory, received his covenants and his law, worshiped him, and received his promises. The message should have been clearest to them, but in spite of their blessings, they failed as a whole to respond to the gospel. Did their failure mean that God’s Word had failed? The answer is No!