"Nobody loves me. Everybody hates me. I may as well go out and eat worms." Do you remember hearing or saying this when you were a child? Or maybe you catch yourself repeating this to yourself as an adult. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not everyone hates you. Eating worms won't actually change anything. And even if you feel no one on this earth loves you, God is watching over you with eyes of love, more love than you can imagine.
Just as God loves His Son, Jesus loves His people in the same manner. John 17:26 reads, "That the love wherewith thou (God) hast loved me (Jesus) may be in them, and I in them." We are recipients of God's love through Jesus, a love without beginning and without end. We need never fear losing His love because it will never cease. It is called everlasting love, for God is love. Spurgeon says, "You can easily find the beginning of your love to Christ, but His love to us is a stream whose source is hidden in eternity."
Do you have a marked beginning of your love for Christ? Have you understood your need for a Savior and placed your faith in His sacrificial gift of Calvary? If so, you can securely rest your soul in this love.
Because God's love is without any change.
When things are going great and you feel like you're on top of the world, His love is there. When you're in the pits, and things seem dark and uncertain, there is still the comfort of His abiding love. He is steadfast and true. His loving heart remains faithful. He doesn't blow hot and cold like we do.
God's love is without any measure and wholly dedicated to His children. He loves us and gave Himself for us. It is a love that is unbreakable, unshakable, and unwavering. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate us from His immense love. "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, Nor height nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39).
Dear Christian friend, if you are feeling down and out today, grab hold of the truth of God's eternal love. He is there beside you. Rest yourself in this love, and let Him lift your spirits.
But, if you do not know this love, today is a great day to turn to the Saviour and accept His love poured out for you on Calvary. Ephesians 2 describes us as children of wrath, disobedient, and lustful. But then comes the blessed hope of verse 4, "But God, who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us."
And that makes all the difference. It makes John 3:16 come alive. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."
God's love is always there for you. Your part is to believe in and accept His love. You needn't do without it!
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