I believe that neither death, nor life... will be able to separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:38,39)
Oswald Chambers likes Robert Browning's poems. He also often quotes a sentence from one of these poems entitled Rabbi ben Ezra: "The best will come, the future will be better than the past. Our time is in His hands."
As head of Bible Training College in London from 1911 to 1915, Chambers often stated that the school's initials, BTC, were also short for Better to Come. He believes that because of Christ the future is always bright. In a letter to alumni written during the dismal days of World War I, Chambers said, "Whatever happens, 'the best is yet to come.'"
For Christians, this is certainly true when we think that a when we're going to heaven. But can we believe that the rest of our life in this world will also be better than the past? If our hope is centered in Christ, the answer is a resounding yes!
The Apostle Paul ends the tumultuous chapter 8 of his letter to the Romans with the conviction that nothing, neither present nor future, can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (vv. 38,39). In the grip of God's unchanging love, we can experience deeper communion with Him, despite the many difficulties that face us in the future.
YOU CAN FEEL SURE OF TOMORROW
IF YOU WALK WITH GOD TODAY
* Take from Daily Reflections