Reflecting on the Sermon: 2/20/11

Rod preached from Romans 8:35-39.  He pointed out the this passage and its context emphasizes that God's sovereign grace saves us and sustains.  God's sovereignty provides me great comfort in all of life.  Nothing, even evil, escapes his control. 

This brings great hope.  As verse 37 says, "in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."  It is "in" the midst of suffering, trials, and difficulties that we are more than conquerors.  Suffering will come, but our sovereign God holds us in his love in the midst of them.