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#GeraldsDevotional
Separation Anxiety

The enemy was once a beautiful angel who was kicked out of heaven because he exalted himself. Furious as he was thrown down to this world, he came with one goal – to steal, kill and to destroy. He is very good at bringing separation and strife primarily between God and His people

(vertical relationship) and also between God’s people themselves (horizontal relationships). His only weapon in achieving his goal is through lies, deception and then accusation. We see the first example of this in Genesis 3 when he used this weapon to initiate sin and separation

in God’s perfect creation. Again, the enemy is very, very good at this, it’s all that he does, and he delights in it.

But God… in His infinite knowledge and wisdom has given us His powerful gift to bring back together what the enemy has torn apart. We have all been separated

and are easy targets for the enemy’s weapons. But God’s gift is so very simple yet has awesome power to take away that separation. When we simply truly believe in our hearts that He is who He is and has done for us what He did and then (because we believe) turn back to Him, He

takes away that separation forever. The enemy will still be here in this world with his weapons and will still be just as furious and aggressive in his attacks, but come what may, God’s hand still rests on us. NOTHING can separate us, not even our own failures in moments of

temptation. The key is have we really believed and entered into the love of God.

33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was

raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger,

or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. (We are MORE than conquerors)

38 And I am convinced

that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed,

nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:33-39
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