DAILY TEXT, From today Friday March 3, 2023, Nothing can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:39).

DAILY TEXT, From Friday March 3, 2023, Nothing can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:39).

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Friday March 3

Nothing can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:39).

The apostle Paul was well aware of Jesus' promise that everyone who shows faith in him will have eternal life (John 3:16; Rom. 6:23). There was no doubt that Paul had faith in the ransom. He was convinced that Jehovah is willing to forgive even those who have committed serious sin if they are repentant (Ps. 86:5). Also, he had faith that God loved him very much because he knew that God had sent Jesus to die for him. Let's look at the comforting words that we find at the end of Galatians 2:20. Paul said: “The Son of God . . . loved me and gave himself up for me.” Paul did not think that God's love for him had a limit, as if to say: "I understand why Jehovah loves my brothers, but it is impossible for him to love me." In fact, he reminded the Romans: “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). God's love has no limits. Paul was totally convinced of the power of God's love. He knew that Jehovah had been very patient with the nation of Israel. w21.04 22 pars. 8-10.

Even though Paul had committed sins, such as those mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:12-15, why was he sure that God loved him?

(Read 1 Timothy 1:12-15). Surely sometimes Pablo felt very guilty about his past. He said he was "the worst" of sinners, and rightly so. Before learning the truth, he cruelly persecuted Christians in many cities, putting some in jail and supporting the execution of others (Acts 26:10, 11). Let's imagine that in the past you supported the execution of a Christian couple and now you knew your son. How would it have felt? Pablo regretted his mistakes, but he knew he couldn't change the past. Convinced that Christ had died for him, he confidently wrote: “By the undeserved kindness of God I am what I am” (1 Cor. 15:3, 10). What do we learn? That we have to convince ourselves that Christ died for each one of us and thus made it possible for us to have a personal friendship with Jehovah (Acts 3:19). What counts with God is what we do now and in the future, not the mistakes we made in the past, regardless of whether we were Jehovah's Witnesses at the time or not (Is. 1:18).

According to 1 John 3:19, 20, what should we do if we feel worthless or unworthy of love?

Sometimes our imperfect hearts can deceive us into feeling worthless or unworthy of being loved (see 1 John 3:19, 20). For this reason, we may come to think that the sacrifice of Jesus cannot cover our sins. When we feel like this, let's remember that "God is bigger than our hearts." Although we feel that our heavenly Father does not love us or forgive us, the reality is that he does love us and does forgive us. We have to convince our heart to accept it. To achieve this, we need to study his Word every day, pray frequently, and spend time with the brothers on a regular basis. Let's see why these three things are so important.

How does studying God's Word help us?

Study the Word of God every day. By doing so, we will come to know more and more about Jehovah's beautiful personality and realize how much he loves us. Meditating on the Bible each day will help us think more clearly and “set things straight” in our minds and hearts (2 Tim. 3:16). An elder named Kevin, who was struggling with low self-esteem, says: “Reading and meditating on Psalm 103 has helped me see things as they are and understand what Jehovah really thinks of me.” Eve, mentioned in paragraph 5, explains: “At the end of the day, I spend a little time quietly pondering how Jehovah sees things. That gives peace to my heart and strengthens my faith.”

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