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PROOF OF HIS LOVE

We can’t have a deeper relationship with God without a revelation of His love. Here are seven proofs from the Bible that He loves you:

Proof #1: He always longed to be closer. Jeremiah 31:33, “I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” You can hear the heart of a loving Father telling His people that there’ll be a time when they’ll be reunited with Him.

Proof #2: God knew you would never deserve forgiveness, but He saved you anyway. Romans 5:8, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” God knew you’d never be good enough on your own so He sent His Son to make a way for you.

Proof #3: He gave to you. God didn’t just shout down from heaven, “I love you!” He committed Himself in the flesh. First John 4:9, “This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him.”

Proof #4: God thinks you’re the most valuable thing on earth. The value of something is determined by the price that was paid for it. Therefore, humans are the most valuable, because the highest price was paid for them. “You were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold…but with the precious blood of Christ…” (1 Pet. 1:18-19).

Proof #5: God hears you. “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 5:14-15)

Proof #6: You are God’s personal concern. First Peter 5:7: “You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern.” You’re not just an item on God’s to-do list, He’s personally invested in you -- you’re a member of His family.

Proof #7: You have access. Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” You don’t crawl on your belly into the presence of God; come boldly.

Was this plan helpful to you? It was adapted from my book “Closer Than You Ever Imagined: Experiencing the Deep Relationship With God You Always Wanted.” You can read the first part here.