“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3

It’s always inspiring to hear of couples who have been married for fifty, sixty, ot seventy years. They often share how love has kept them together regardless of life challenges. It’s quite touching to hear one say that the other is the same youthful teenager they fell in love with years ago! Love comes from within and not from without…but our Great and Almighty God has promised us a love that is inseparable and exceeds our greatest human emotion…it is an everlasting love!

The Prophet Jeremiah brought a message of hope and love to the nation of Israel who had backslidden from the covenant that was made between them and God. In the message, God reminded His children that He is the same God who made the covenant of promise with their forefathers. They needed to understand that His love was not temporary and manifested merely to a single generation, but an everlasting love that continues throughout all generations. “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3.

Even now, more than two thousand years later, whether you have an old love, looking for love, or no love at all, know that God’s love is everlasting. It far exceeds any other emotion that we can humanly experience. 

Love can be defined in four distinct forms as found in Scripture: the Greek words (Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape) exemplify romantic love, familial love, brotherly love, and God’s divine love.

Agape love is perfect, unconditional, sacrificial, and pure. It is God’s immeasurable, incomparable love for humankind. So, how can we experience God’s agape love? Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him. “He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.” John 21:17. Peter answered from the perspective of storge and philia love, or family and brotherly love, but Jesus spoke from agape love. Peter did not yet understand the capacity to share the divine love of God, which He would receive later through the power of the Holy Ghost.

My dear friends, all the beloved children of God, as new creatures in Christ, we have received the Holy Ghost who lives within our hearts. We can experience His divine love and share it with others; John 4:7 states, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”

This truly is good news! God loves us with an everlasting love, and absolutely nothing can ever take His love away. No matter where we are, what we’ve done, or what we are experiencing in this life, His love and amazing grace cover and will keep us forever! “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.” Romans 8:38-39.

So, let us rest in the assurance that God’s enduring and unwavering love is faithful; it is not based on our human emotions or actions, but on His eternal nature that offers comfort, peace, forgiveness, restoration, and salvation forever! “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” Psalm 100:5.

God’s love never fails! His blessings and amazing grace be with you always.