un·fail·ing; adjective.

Something that I’ve been realizing lately is that God’s love is pretty hard to comprehend. He loves us infinitely more than we can imagine, longs to hear from us, has our best interest at heart and wants to give us an abundant life.  He loves us this much even though we constantly neglect him, tell him He’s wrong, sin against him, and don’t follow Him. None of it makes sense. 

Realizing how crazy this concept was, I have been praying that God will help me understand His love better and for me to know undoubtedly that He loves me like crazy.  Because He’s a loving God who wants His children to know Him, He answered my prayer and blew my mind in the process.

Those who say that the Bible is a living text are 100% accurate. Things that you pass over without much thought one day will stop you dead in your tracks the next. This has been my case with the phrase “unfailing love.”

I had never really noticed this phrase before, even though it’s in the Bible at least 40 times. (and because it’s written so many times, I’m willing to bet there’s some truth behind it!) As I was doing my devotions, I kept seeing “unfailing love” over and over again until it was impossible NOT to notice that God was trying to show me something.

Without much thought, I reached the conclusion that God’s love is unfailing. But I still didn’t quite understand what it meant. So, being the nerd I am, I defined it to see if it would give me any insight and what I found stopped me dead in my tracks. 

un·fail·ing

adjective \ˌən-ˈfā-liŋ\

: never changing or becoming weaker even in difficult times

: always providing enough of what is needed

I don’t know about you, but I think that definition is AWESOME in this context. It show’s a lot about God’s love, which is probably why it’s in the bible so many times. Here’s what I got out of it: 

• God’s love is never changing. It’s constant through the ages, meaning the God that led the Israelites out of Egypt is the same God who loves you. The same God that sent His only son to die on a cross loves you. He loves you regardless of how many times you mess up, sin against him, or run away from Him.  
• Romans 8:38-39 says "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

•   He never becomes weaker in difficult times. When you’re struggling, God still has all the power in the universe. He has the ability to handle any situation you encounter, regardless of size. When you are at your weakest, that is when God is at his strongest in you!
•   2 Corinthians 12:8-10 says “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 

•   God always provides enough of what is needed. And you know what we, as humans, need the most? Grace and forgiveness. You can never out sin God’s grace. When it comes to forgiveness, the bible doesn’t say that God only forgives certain sins. Instead, it shows that God delights in showing mercy for ALL SIN on those who confess their sin and repent.
• Micah 7:18-19 says “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.”

 I know there are times when you don't "feel" God's love, but God isn't a feeling. You have to rest on the truth of His character, which means knowing that He loves you unconditionally, at all times, and that's never going to change.
-Taylor