Key scripture- “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

Do you truly believe that God is for you, that He never leaves you, and that His love is unconditional and never changes? Do you want to get to the place where you do believe that?

I am going to let you in on what has helped me to believe that. It is something that I did years ago and it has made all the difference in my life. When I was going through a very hard and difficult trial God used the trial to show me that I needed to learn His Word. I started getting up every morning and meeting with God, and He showed me scriptures that encouraged and strengthened me, I wrote them down, talked to God about them, and I kept reading the scriptures over and over for months even though I could not see anything changing at that time with regard to the trial.

God allowed me to go through that trial, because at that time in my walk with Him I did not know how faithful God was and that all His 8000 plus promises that are in the Bible are true, and that they pertained to all of His children, including me. I know that now, and the reason why I know it is because He showed me during that trial and every trial after that one how each and every one of those scriptures applies to me, that what He says in His Word is true, and it will come to pass. All the scriptures that I learned were and still are a lifeline that I cling to, and through those scriptures I learned to believe in His love for me in a very deep and real way, and the more I understood His love and faithfulness, the more I wanted to live a life that exemplified the love that I wanted to give to Him in return, just like today’s Key scripture says: “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

I still have those scriptures, and I still go back and read them, and every time I do it makes me smile because it reminds me of how much God loves me, how faithful He is to an imperfect person like me, and how precious and true His promises are.

Since that trial, I have had my fair share of hard times, but one thing hasn’t changed and that is: I know, that I know, that I know that God loves me, that His Word is true, and how His Word has changed me because I hide it in my heart. I have also learned to praise God for all the difficult trials in my life, because each one has taught me something about God, has shown me how much God loves me, shown me God’s goodness, and given me the opportunity to taste and see how good God is.

If you are in a trial right now I want you to know that it is never too late for you to seek His face, His heart and His hope for your life. Open the Bible and learn what God has already said about you and what you are going through, and you too will be able to speak God’s promises to yourself and to your problem as you go through your trial.

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, thank You for the precious promises that You have given to all of Your Children. I cling to Your promises and I will never ever let go of them. Give me the confidence to always believe in Your love for me and Your plan for my life. I am so thankful that Your love and acceptance of me is not based on my performance. I know that if I obey Your Word and walk in righteousness, I will avoid the horrible consequences that come from choosing sin. I also know that I will never lose Your Everlasting Love because Your acceptance of me does not live or die on whether or not I measure up. I know that nothing can separate me from You. That nothing can come between me and Your Love for me. I have every confidence that absolutely nothing – not death, life, angels, dark spirits, the present, the future, spiritual powers, height, depth, nor any created thing, troubles, hardships, persecution, hunger, poverty, danger, or even death, can come between me and the love of God that was revealed to us in Jesus, our Lord and Savior. I know that no matter what comes, I will always taste victory through Jesus. (Romans 8:35, 37-39). In Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.