How do we know God loves us?
He loves us so very much. He not only sent his Son to die for us, but He left us with many bible verses to make it perfectly clear that He loves us and we are dear to His heart. What more could He do or give?
Regardless of our circumstances or how we may be feeling, we need to know that God does love us. It is constant. It is unchanging. It is eternal. May you be encouraged today as you read these verses from the Bible....and be reminded that God loves us!
Romans 8:38-39
38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 117:2
2 For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Ephesians 3:16-19
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Proverbs 8:17
17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
John 15:13
13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Jeremiah 31:3
3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
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 him.
Psalm 103:11
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
Psalm 107:8
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
Job 37:13
13 He brings the clouds to punish men, or to water his earth and show his love.
Micah 6:8
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Psalm 32:10
10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.
Psalm 138:8
8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
1 John 4:8
8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.