Good morning. Continuing in Romans chapter 8. Last time we talked about God causes all things to work together for our good. Talking about us: for whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son. We are destined to become conformed to the image of Jesus Christ; and of course He is the image of God the Father. That is what we are guaranteed to become. It is our destiny. And why did God do this? That He might be the firstborn among many brethren. He didn't just pick us and leave us alone. He also called us; justified us: and glorified us. It's a done deal. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? Like the song says: God is on our side – we shall overcome. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Everything else pales in comparison. Anything He does for us now is nothing by comparison. Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the One who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Yes He died for us – praise God! But He's not still dead; He is alive forever more! All the other religious leaders are dead; but our leader Christ Jesus is still alive. It says that He intercedes for us. If He were still in the tomb He could not do that for us. The other religious leaders who are dead can't help their followers. And then another super powerful verse: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? In other words, there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. But in all these things we overwhelmingly conqueror through Him who loved us. Neither death, life, angels, principalities, things present, things to come, powers, height, depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord! Father thank You that the reader is conformed to the image of Christ. Nothing shall separate him/her from Your love. He/she shall overwhelmingly conquer!

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