Devotional
Have you ever felt unlovable, as if no one could ever love the real you?
The truth is, you are loved unconditionally by the God that created you. No matter what mistakes you’ve made, or how unworthy of love you think you are, God still calls you His child.
What can be difficult for us to understand is that God doesn’t just love us, He actually is love. God is the very essence of love--a love that the Bible says we can know and rely on. And this love that God gives so freely to us? We can’t ever be torn away from it. Death, life, the present, the future--none of these has enough power to separate us from the love of God!
God doesn’t just say He loves us, though. He proved it to us, by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to die as payment for all the sins of humanity. Jesus didn’t stay dead--He rose from the grave, defeating death and providing a way for us to have a relationship with Him for the rest of our lives and all eternity. All you have to do is accept the free gift of His love and commit yourself to following Him. You are loved!
Take a moment now to pray this to God: God, thank You for not just loving me, but for being the very definition of love. Even when I feel undeserving of anyone’s love, You still love me--and nothing can ever change that! Today, I accept Your gift of love that You gave through Your son Jesus and ask You for a new start on my life. I commit my life fully to You. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
1 John 4:16
The truth is, you are loved unconditionally by the God that created you. No matter what mistakes you’ve made, or how unworthy of love you think you are, God still calls you His child.
What can be difficult for us to understand is that God doesn’t just love us, He actually is love. God is the very essence of love--a love that the Bible says we can know and rely on. And this love that God gives so freely to us? We can’t ever be torn away from it. Death, life, the present, the future--none of these has enough power to separate us from the love of God!
God doesn’t just say He loves us, though. He proved it to us, by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to die as payment for all the sins of humanity. Jesus didn’t stay dead--He rose from the grave, defeating death and providing a way for us to have a relationship with Him for the rest of our lives and all eternity. All you have to do is accept the free gift of His love and commit yourself to following Him. You are loved!
Take a moment now to pray this to God: God, thank You for not just loving me, but for being the very definition of love. Even when I feel undeserving of anyone’s love, You still love me--and nothing can ever change that! Today, I accept Your gift of love that You gave through Your son Jesus and ask You for a new start on my life. I commit my life fully to You. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
1 John 4:16
16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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