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Prayer: God, I believe you love me, but sometimes my life circumstances prompt me to doubt. Thank you for sending Jesus to die for my sins and prove your great love for me. Help me in my unbelief to remember this amazing act of grace. May I never forget the Cross.

Lasting Love

“How can I know for sure that God really loves me?” 

More than likely you have asked yourself this question at least once in your lifetime. If so, you are not alone. God knew that we are forgetful people and that our understanding is weak, so He graciously filled the Bible with verses that prove and remind us of his deep love for us.

It would take a very loving person to die to save someone else. It is extremely rare that anyone would die in place of someone who is noble—though it might happen if they are also selfless, and kind. But who of us would even dare to die for the sake of a wicked person?

This is why the death of Jesus is so radical. This is the single action which completely proves that God is crazy about us. While we were sinners—completely rebelling and resisting him—Christ chose to lay down his life for us.

He did not simply say that he loved you, he died the most horrific and painful death to display that he loves you in the most powerful way imaginable. Therefore, when your feelings or the appearances of your life circumstances cause you to wonder, remember the Cross where Jesus sacrificed everything. Beyond any doubt, God loves you so much.

Questions to Ask Yourself:

1. What circumstances in your life cause you to doubt that God truly loves you?
2. When you don’t feel loved by God, where are you tempted to seek out love and affection?

What’s Next? 

1. Spend some time writing out a love letter to God. Tell him how much you love him and what attributes you appreciate most in this season of your life. 
2. Ask God to bring someone to mind who needs to be reminded of his love for them. Pray for them to experience his love and then send them a text of this passage to encourage them!