9月6日
标 题：没有什么能隔绝你
经 节：谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝呢？难道是患难吗？是困苦吗？是逼迫吗？是饥饿吗？是赤身露体吗？是危险吗？是刀剑吗？（罗马书八章35节）
不管遭遇多么可怕的事，没有任何事能使你与神的爱隔绝。你所遭遇的患难与困苦不可能严重到一个程度，以致神热切的爱无法领你超越过它。没有任何逼迫是太痛苦，以致神的爱无法为你带来安慰。饥饿也许让你觉得亟需食物的供应，但是你永远不会觉得神的爱不够，以致不能饱足。贫穷不能劫掠你享受神的热爱，即使是死亡本身，也不能抢夺天父对你无尽的爱。
如果依照环境来看神的爱，你会变得很困惑。你有时候可能会问：“慈爱的神怎能容许这种事发生在我身上？”你可能开始怀疑圣经中清清楚楚的记述。神应许你永远不会与祂的爱隔绝；祂并不是说你永远不会遇到患难、困苦、逼迫、饥饿、贫穷或危险。如果怀疑神怎能既爱你，又让你经历困境，想想耶稣的一生。
若真实了解基督死在十字架上为我们付出的爱，你会信心十足地面对困境。如果知道没有任何东西，能使我们与神完全的爱隔绝，你会在每个环境中看到神表达祂的爱。不要以环境来衡量神的爱。相反地，要以神的爱来评估你的环境。
Nothing Can Separate You
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or
peril, or sword? (Romans 8:35)
Nothing you could ever experience, no matter how
terrible or frightening, could ever separate you from the love of God. No
tribulation and distress you might ever suffer could be so intense that God’s
love for you is not even more fervent. No persecution could be so painful that
God’s love cannot bring comfort. Famine might starve you of food, but you will
never hunger for the Father’s love. Poverty cannot strip you of God’s
compassion, just as even death itself is incapable of robbing you of your
heavenly Father’s infinite love.
If you base your view of God’s love on your
circumstances, you will become confused. There may be times when you will ask,
“How could a loving God allow this to happen to me?” You may begin to question
what you find clearly stated in the Word of God. God promised that you would
never be separated from His love; He did not say that you would never face
hardship, persecution, poverty, or danger. If you doubt that God could love you
and still allow you to experience difficult experiences, consider the life of
Jesus.
If you allow the death of Jesus on the cross to
forever settle any questions you might have about God’s love, you will approach
difficult circumstances with confidence. Knowing that there will never be
anything that could separate you from God’s perfect love, you will watch to see
how God expresses His love in each circumstance. Don’t ever judge God’s love
based on your circumstances. Instead, evaluate your circumstances from the
perspective of God’s love.
