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Monday 29 April 2013

Unfailing Love



Psalm 33:18  “the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love”

Psalm 52:8 “I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.”

Psalm 147:11 “the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.”

“Unfailing love.” “Unfailing love”. Throughout the Biblical book of Psalms, these two words resonate again and again. They occur more than 25 times in this one book. These two words incorporate such an awesome promise that at times we can hardly grasp the depths of its meaning.

The Apostle Paul tells us many aspects of love in verses 4-7 of 1 Corinthians 12 – love is patient and kind, does not envy etc. This is followed in the simple statement in verse 8: “Love never fails”.

From the time of the fall, when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God, we have lived as sinful humanity in a fallen world. “We know that the whole creation has been groaning, as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” (Romans 8:22). There are no perfect relationships in this world. Family members can be abusive. Marriages break down. Business associates can betray and cheat one another. Friendships can end in strife and bitterness. Church communities can be prime targets for hurt and division. All of us fail the ones we love at some point or another.

Yet we are loved unfailingly. We don’t even have to be Christians for God to love us: “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Christ did not fail when He was tested by Satan in the wilderness. He did not fail in his earthly ministry. He did not fail in obedience to His Father, but glorified God through His death on the cross for sinful humanity. And He will not fail each person who comes to Him in repentance and prayers of faith.

God loved each person He created and had a plan for each life long before we were physically created in our mother’s womb. He loves and longs for relationship with each person from birth to our earthly life’s end.

A life committed to God is amazing. He loves me. He leads, guides, teaches, comforts, provides, blesses, encourages and much, much more. I’ve experienced some extremely difficult challenges in my life. God didn’t promise a life of ease for His followers. But I’ve known more peace and joy with Him in times of trouble than I would ever know in a different life without Him.

God’s love never fails. And with His guiding Holy Spirit ever present with us, He will help us to love others more closely to the way that we really should.

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