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December 28
Sunday


IS JESUS
STILL HERE?

READ:
Romans 8:31-39
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[Nothing] shall be able
to separate us from the
love of God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
__Romans 8:38-39
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Ted Robertson's home in Colorado was one of more than 500 destroyed by the Black Forest Fire in June 2013. When he was allowed to return and sift through the ash and rubble, he was hoping to find a precious family heirloom made by his wife__a tiny ceramic figurine of baby Jesus about the size of a postage stamp. As he searched the charred remains of their home, he kept wondering, "Is the baby Jesus still here?"

When our lives are rocked by disappointment and loss, we may wonder if Jesus is still here with us. The Bible's answer is a resounding Yes! "Neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come...shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 8:38-39).

In a corner of what used to be his garage, Ted Robertson discovered the burned remnants of a nativity scene and there he found the baby Jesus figurine undamaged by the flames He told KRDO NewsChannel 13, "[We've} gone from apprehension to hope...that we're going to recover some parts of our life that we thought were lost."

Is Jesus still here? He is indeed, and that is the everlasting wonder of Christmas. __David McCasland

````````````````````````When all around me is darkness``````````````````````
`````````````````````````And earthly joys have flown,```````````````````````
````````````````````````My Savior whispers His promise``````````````````````
``````````````````````Never to leave me alone. __Anon.`````````````````````
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If you know Jesus, you'll never walk alone

***************************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 8:31-39***********************

31 What then shall we say
to these things? If God is
for us, who can be against
us? 32 He who did not spare
His own Son, but delivered
Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely
give us all things? 33 who
shall bring a charge against
God's elect? It is God who
justifies. 34 Who is he who
condemns? It is Christ who
died, and furthermore is
also risen, who is even at
the right hand of God, who
also makes intercession for
us. 35 who shall separate us
from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or
sword? 36 As it is written:

"For Your sake we are
killed all day long; we are
accounted as sheep for the
slaughter."

37 Yet in all these things
we are more than
conquerors through Him
who loved us. 38 for I am
persuaded that neither death
nor life, nor angels nor
principalities nor powers,
nor things present nor
things to come, 39 nor
height nor depth, nor any
other created thing, shall be
able to separate us from the
love of God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In today's reading, Paul affirms the security the believer has in Christ
(vv.31-35). God protects us (v.31), saves us (v.32), and no longer
condemns us (vv.33-34). He also assures us that we are safe, secure,
and victorious in Christ's great love (vv.35,39). No wonder Paul
triumphantly declares, "We are more than conquerors through Him
who loved us" (v.37).