Love one another as Jesus loves us.

Romans 8:34 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. In vs. 34, Paul raised a second question designed to increase their faith, hope, and love for Christ. Who is the one who condemns? Remember verse 1 of Rom. 8. “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” There is no condemnation because Jesus, who died for us to condemn sin, was raised because of our justification, who sits at the right hand of God in the place of judgment, intercedes for us with God. All of these things Jesus did for us, He was sent by God to do them because God loves us. Obviously Jesus loves us or He wouldn’t serve us in these ways. Since Jesus does these things for us, and we have His life in us, then we should expect His love to still move in this direction as it flows through us. Because we love with Jesus, when we are abiding in Him, we will not condemn our brothers and sisters and we will intercede for them with the Father. We want to participate with Jesus as He loves His brothers and sisters. What a privilege it is to give God glory and joy by loving with Jesus. We do so out of the fullness of His love revealed in Jesus Christ for us and through us. Father, we thank You for giving us Your Son, giving us the Spirit of life in Christ. Fill us today with the Holy Spirit so we can love and trust You and love everyone You put in our paths, for Your glory. Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com