John 3:16 [AMP] For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
From John 3:16, we see that Jesus KNEW why He was being sent to earth and he KNEW exactly
what was going to happen to him. What if you knew you were going to
face horrible persecution and death? Jesus knew this, yet He did it for
us anyway. Such love He showed for us! In the garden of Gasthsemane, His mind was filled with such agony that His sweet became like drops of blood. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane:
Luke 22:39. [AMP] 39 And He came out and went, as was His habit, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed Him. 40 And when He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not [at all] enter into temptation." 41 And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed, 42 Saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done." 43 And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. 44 And being in an agony [of mind], He prayed [all the] more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground.
God has left us with many bible verses to make it perfectly clear that He loves us and we are dear to His heart. What more could He do or give? Regardless of our circumstances or how we may be feeling, we need to know that God does love us and wants the best for us. It is constant. It is unchanging. It is eternal. May you be encouraged today as you read these verses from the Bible....and be reminded that God loves us! (Words of Jesus are in red)
John 10:10 [AMP] I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
John 15:26. [AMP] But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He [Himself] will testify regarding Me.
Romans 8:38-39. [AMP] 38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, 39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 117:2. [AMP] For His mercy and loving-kindness are great toward us, and the truth and faithfulness of the Lord endure forever. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Ephesians 3:16-19. [AMP] 16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].
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May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide,
make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love, 18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and
grasp with all the saints [God's devoted people, the experience of that
love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];19
[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for
yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge
[without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being]
unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine
Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God
Himself]!
Proverbs 8:17. [AMP] I love those who love me, and those who seek me early and diligently shall find me.
John 14:16 [AMP] And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever.
John 15:13. [AMP] No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends
Jeremiah 31:3. [AMP] The Lord appeared from of old to me [Israel], saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.
1 Timothy 6:17. [AMP] As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for [our] enjoyment.
1 John 4:16. [AMP] And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.
Psalm 103:11. [AMP] For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great are His mercy and loving-kindness toward those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him.
Psalm 107:8. [AMP] Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
Job 37:13. [AMP] Whether it be for correction or for His earth [generally] or for His mercy and loving-kindness, He causes it to come.
Micah 6:8. [AMP] He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God.
Psalm 32:10. [AMP] Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy and with loving-kindness..
Psalm 138:8. [AMP] The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever–forsake not the works of Your own hands.
1 John 4:8. [AMP] He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love.
John 15:9-10. [AMP] 9 I have loved you, [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love [continue in His love with Me]. 10 If you keep My commandments [if you continue to obey My instructions], you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father's commandments and live on in His love.
Psalm 23:4. [AMP] Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
Romans 5:8. [AMP] But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.
1 John 4:19. [AMP] We love Him, because He first loved us.
Deuteronomy 7:9. [AMP] Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations,
1 Kings 5:4. [AMP] But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil confronting me.
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