Perhaps
the most painful statement a person can hear is, “I don’t love you anymore.”
Those words end relationships, break hearts, and shatter dreams. Often, people
who have been betrayed guard themselves against future pain by deciding not to
trust anyone’s love again. That settled conviction may even include the love of
God.
The
remarkable thing about God’s love for us is His promise that it will never end.
The prophet Jeremiah experienced devastating circumstances that left him
emotionally depleted (Lam. 3:13-20). His own people rejected his repeated calls
to respond to God’s love and follow Him. At a low point, Jeremiah said, “My
strength and my hope have perished from the Lord” (v.18).
Yet, in
his darkest hour Jeremiah considered God’s unfailing love and wrote, “Through
the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They
are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’
says my soul, ‘therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lam. 3:22-24). A person may vow to
love us forever yet fail to keep that promise, but God’s love remains steadfast
and sure. “He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake
you” (Deut. 31:6). That’s a love we can trust.
God’s
love never fails. (RBC)
