all humankind. Paul says that even these spiritual be-
ings with whatever powers they may possess could no
more hold their ground against people than the waves
on the beach could fail to retreat with the tide. The
child of God is protected so he neither fears the demons
nor has to regard the angels.
from the love of God.
day, whatever stands against us cannot take God's
love from us for a moment. Here is a mother whose
child has wandered off in a crowded mall. Scanning
everyone and everything around her, straining to hear
her child's distinct cry, she forgets everything else but
that lost child. She searches until at last the child is
found. And what does she do? She scoops that child
in her arms and hugs him and rejoices that this one
she loves is safe. Whatever your circumstances right
now, be confident that God is searching through all
that would stand in the way to hold and hug and cher-
ish you in this very moment. And the future? He is
already there. He knows what awaits you and knows
that His love is there for those unknown moments.
Height and depth cannot separate us from the love of
God. These are astrological terms referring to the po-
sitions of the stars when they had the greatest and the
false and is forbidden by the Bible (Deuteronomy
4:19). Paul is saying we are not to fear the stars, the
bumps in the night, charms or curses offered to quell
superstition. Our destiny is not written in horoscopes
or found in palm reading or magic potions and spells.
Our destiny is found in the love of God who stands
true over the ashes of all that is false.
the blank." Can you think of anything else? It doesn't
matter. It cannot place a roadblock on the highway of
God's love.
love of God would flow unabated. What if the laws of
physics were changed and all that is solid became liq-
uid and all that is liquid became solid? The love of God
would remain unchecked. And if our money suddenly
became useless, electricity lost its power and pages
could not hold print, as distressing as that would be,
the child of God could lay his head upon his pillow
knowing that he was falling asleep in the love of God.
And no matter what the new day might bring, the love
of God remains constant to carry him through.