NO! NOT ANYTHING

Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? (Even the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
Romans 8:35-39
 
(For some, the mention of prison ministry is a huge obstacle. Give me a couple days and I promise, if it is the Lord’s will, to move on.)
 
You meet some really bad guys when you spend time in the prison. Most who are there deserve the punishment they are receiving. Some deny that reality and occasionally one might be telling the truth. Yesterday’s news told us of a man released after twelve years imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. But for the most part, they are doing the time for some very serious bad behavior.
 
The purpose behind the Kairos Prison Ministry is not to set these guys free physically. It is to deal with them spiritually and let them know that in spite of their crime, God loves them. Not even the terrible things they have done can separate them from the love of God through Christ Jesus. While they do their time, they can be part of a Christian community, experience God’s love, grow in their faith and give their lives to Christ … right where they are. It is a tough place to experience God but Kairos gives them that opportunity.
 
Please pray for the men and women who have already experienced their Kairos weekend and are trying to live for Christ within the prison system. Pray also for those who have had this seed planted within them and it has not yet taken root (don’t we see this in the free world too?). More watering is required.