God's love for you is an eternal, unwavering, and steadfast force, that does not depend on human performance. It depends on His grace.

His mercies are new every morning. Lamentations 3:22-24

Salvation is described as a gift from God, not something earned by human effort or merit. The only way to heaven is through the doorway of grace. You can't earn it. You can't work for it. You can't buy it (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Did you know? God doesn't hate anyone. John 3:16 alone, emphasizes that God SO loved the world, that He gave his only son.... Let's stop right here for a moment. Let me humbly tell you something so awesome, there ARE no words. Can you even imagine giving up and sacrificing your own son, so that people whom you knew hated you, despised you, and mocked you, could be saved???

When you see Jesus on the cross, you're looking at the purest definition of "Love", there is. Giving everything up, for even those people you know will not even appreciate your blood sacrifice, and will even turn away from your invitation to save their soul, so that you cannot save them? Why? Because they would not allow it. They refused to allow Jesus to save them from eternal death and the condemnation SIN placed on them. There ARE no words to describe that kind of pain our Father in heaven experienced. That literally broke God the Father and His Son's heart.

And the thing is, God didn't have to rescue or save us...He could have ignored our certain fate, but He didn't, because of His unending love for you and I. What most people don't understand, is that Jesus was not forced to do this! He loved us and still loves us so much, that He willingly went to the cross, so we would not have to suffer hell. Even knowing what pain He would go through, Jesus still volunteered to pay for our sins. He could have called 10,000 angels to come to His rescue, but He didn't. He didn't want to! THAT'S how much Jesus loves you and I.

Jesus went to the cross, so that we would not have to pay for the sins that condemn us, because we CANNOT... we, who are sinners by nature... that means every human being in the world... not just "good people", because people that claim goodness/righteousness in their own eyes, are still unsaved. WHY? Because sin is what separates us from God; not His lack of love for us, by any means.

However, the minute we come to Jesus, who is our only Mediator between God and man, (1st Timothy 2:5), and ask Him to forgive us of our sins, Jesus goes directly to His Father in Heaven on our behalf, and presents a plea for our forgivenes. God is more than willing and eager to forgive us, because of His Son, Jesus' sacrifice and payment of our sins He carried on the cross. Through His forgiveness, sin could never condemn us again. John 3:16-17.

John 3:17 states: "For God sent NOT his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him, could be SAVED!".

This verse clarifies that Jesus’ mission was focused on salvation and rescuing humanity, rather than condemnation...highlighting God's grace, following the message of John 3:16.

It's a flat out devil's lie that God is out to "get you" and throw you in hell! To the contrary... it's just the opposite! God doesn't hate YOU, at all! What he hates is SIN - for the reason that it keeps us eternally separated from Him until our sins are forgiven.

Here's something else to consider: God does not even hate the devil, but rather hates the act of evil and sin, BECAUSE...it separates His beloved creation from Him. God "hates sin, but loves the individual, though he/she sins" with a focus on redemption. This emphasizes that God’s hatred is aimed at the corruption that destroys his creation.

How do we have our sins forgiven?

You come to Jesus with a sincere, honest heart and ask Him to forgive your sins, inviting Him to come into your heart and life, as your personal Savior. I'm sure glad I did, on July 21st, 1973. I've never been sorry. He has never let me down. He keeps his promises. He is incapable of sinning (lying). That is why He was able to satisfy the cost of our sins on the cross, as it took a pure, holy, sacrifice to blot out our sins, present, past, and Future. That's what God's grace does, through His mighty, all-powerful, Resurrection Blood!!!

The Bible affirms that Jesus was without sin (1 John 3:5), has never committed sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth (1 Peter 2:22). For us, this means that God is trustworthy, will not lie to us, and keeps ALL His promises to us. He cannot err!

Almost everyone knows John 3:16 by heart, but they forget the importance and power of the rest of God's promise, that follows; that there is no condemnation to them that have invited Jesus into their hearts and lives as Savior, and have been forgiven. Romans 8:1. It confirms that through Jesus' sacrifice, believers are justified, not condemned, liberating them from the guilt of sin and the law of death.

JUSTIFIED - "Just as if I had never sinned." Your sins are forgiven and all washed away by the blood of Jesus.

His love is patient, kind, eternal, and unconditional, designed to provide security, peace, and hope.

Lamentations 3:22: “The faithful love of the Lord never ends!"

Bible verses emphasizing this, include Jeremiah 31:3 ("I have loved thee with an everlasting love") and Psalm 136, which repeats that His mercy endures forever.

Nothing Can Separate You: Romans 8:38-39, highlights that nothing can separate believers from this love:

"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

This passage is a profound declaration of confidence in God’s unwavering love, presence, and promises, written by the Apostle Paul.

Paul lists extremes (life/death, heavenly/earthly powers, time/space) to emphasize that nothing in existence, can break the bond between God, and believers through Christ. He knew throughout his whole life that no one will ever love us like Jesus. His convictions were steady and faithful throughout his whole life, regardless of all the pain and suffering he went through. He was willing to die for Christ, and did. That's not small; that's full-fledged pure love and devotion, no matter the cost.

Key Promise: It assures us that no hardship or created thing, can sever the believer from God's love.

God's love is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs, and rejoices in truth, as noted in 1 Corinthians 13.

Daily Renewal: God's love is not stagnant, but renews daily, providing constant strength and "new mercies", regardless of the previous day's failures.

Seven reasons why I keep repeating God's Love Story of Hope and Redemption since July 21st, 1973:

**Because He's coming back again, He thought you and I were worth the human cost through sacrifice, He's not willing that any should perish, He turns no one away, He keeps His promises, He transformed my life for the better when I was lost in sin, and I'll forever be deeply thankful to Him...and FOR Him.**

I'd also like to share with you that continuing my devotionals matters to me, because they are intertwined with my life history, testimony, my faith, and my survival. God gives us all gifts, and I feel blessed that He inspired me to write from my heart. When I regained confidence in writing again, I also reconnected with an important part of myself. I thank you so much for reading my posts. You are why I am here. I love you all.

GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES!