Romans 8: 35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, (Psalm 44:22) "Yet for your sake we face death all day long; We are considered sheep to be slaughtered." Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
"Tribulation" -- trouble, problems, bad news.
"Anguish" -- sorrow, mourning, loss.
"Persecution" -- slander, attacks, imprisonment.
"Famine" -- not getting enough to eat.
"Nakedness" -- not having adequate clothing.
"Peril" -- danger.
"Sword" -- war.
"Death" -- dying.
"Life" -- living it.
"Angels" -- spirit beings, demons.
"Principalities" -- spiritual authorities.
"Things present" -- what is now.
"Things to come" -- anything in the future.
"Powers" -- strength or ability.
"Height" -- even on Mars, should we go there.
"Depth" -- nothing in the deeps of the oceans, or in hell.
"Any other creature" -- anything else that was created, anything that exists.
Nothing we could ever do, nothing that anyone or anything could ever do to us, nothing that could ever happen to us, nothing that exists now or ever will exist, could ever cause God's love for us to ever be less than His "agape" love He showers on us abundantly every moment of every day, that Jesus, God's Christ and our Lord, has demonstrated by His birth, death, and resurrection for us. We are secure!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
