Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril… Conquerors, although victorious, are often all but defeated. The battle of Waterloo was won by a hair's breadth. Napoleon said, on the morning of the day of Waterloo, "We have ninety out of a hundred chances." The conquering army had nothing to spare. The believer in Christ has many foes and fiercer to war against, but he has no doubt as to the result; and when the battle is over he has a surplus of force by which he could conquer still worse and more numerous enemies. He is more than a conqueror. God is with him, and he cannot fail. His last enemy is death, to which, as he looks it in the face, he triumphantly exclaims, "O death, where is thy sting? Thanks be unto God which giveth me the victory!" Through trials to victory: — When Garibaldi was thrown into prison he said, "Let fifty Garibaldis be thrown into prison, but let Rome be free." This spirit set Italy on fire. When he went before a crowd of young men to appeal for recruits, they asked what he had to offer as inducements. The old man replied, "Poverty, hardship, battles, wounds, and — victory." They caught his enthusiasm, threw their hats into the air, and enlisted on the spot. Parallel Verses KJV: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? |
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