162. He Makes No Exceptions

Romans 8:38-39

You know that feeling right after you mess up and fail again that tells you God no longer loves you? Have you ever seen yourself in the mirror after committing some big, fat sin and then immediately felt that instinct to just turn away really quickly because you can’t bear to see your own face? When guilt comes into your heart, it lies by telling you that you are different. It says you are somehow an exception to the rule. See, the message of the Gospel is that Jesus paid for all your wrong, so that you are totally forgiven and sin can't separate you from Him, and it never will again. But then you fall again and you feel all condemned and separated! So what are you supposed to do when guilt comes in and starts lying to you about yourself? What do you do when those emotions are so strong? Try this: Take a look at the last couple of verses in Romans 8. Paul tells us things about the love of Jesus that we need to never forget. He gives us a list of things that can never separate us from Jesus’ love, and in this list, he covers every exception, every sin, every possible type of enemy attack and every conceivable circumstance under the sun. Paul’s saying that when Jesus paid for you, He paid for everything, no exceptions! He’s saying that nothing can change your status of being forgiven and joined to Christ in love, and if you do feel some separation because of something you did, take that list in Romans 8 and run your sin through it. Is it covered? Yes. The love of Jesus closes all the loopholes and makes no exceptions.