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Enduring Love

Tuesday December 15, 2020

                                                 

In many places in the Bible we read that God’s love endures forever. We can assume from this truth that when we give our will and life over to God’s care His extravagant love for us will endure throughout eternity.  The very heart of God is love and nothing will ever change that.  We are encouraged in our relationship with God and with others to have faith, hope, and love, and are told the greatest of these qualities is love. 

The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIRV)

Why is love so important?  Love is the thing that strengthens us to endure through every circumstance of life. We may have faith in Jesus’ redeeming work and believe we have been cleansed from all our sin but we must also accept His love for us and allow Him to heal and restore us from the hurts we have sustained in the past.  To move forward in our life in recovery, we need to be strong and embrace God’s love as He supports us in the many trials that will come our way.   When we see how God works in our lives, we will love Him for all that He does and will continue to do for us.

Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God’s Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God. We know it so well, we’ve embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God. (1 John 4:15-16 MSG)


When we see the work of God in our lives it inspires us with hope.  The perfect love of God will cast out all fear of the future for we know that, despite any failings we may have, His love is strong enough to carry us through because it endures forever.  Even when we are unfaithful, God remains faithful.  When we confess our sin, He cleanses us from everything that would hinder our relationship with Him.

There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love. (1 John 4:18 MSG)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I am so thankful that Your love endures forever. Please help me to leave fear behind and to be fully transformed by Your love so I have hope to endure whatever may come my way in the future.  Amen

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