In the days of the prophet Jeremiah, Israel had turned its back on God, chasing after idols and following the sinful ways of the nations around her. The natural conclusion would have been that God had wiped His hands clean of her, that He no longer considered Israel worthy of His love.
That conclusion, as rational and fair as it might be, would be wrong. In God's eyes, as clear as Israel's rejection of Him had become, He had not changed in His love for Israel. As the people's revealed, "‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me" (Jer 2:2). God, despite the reality of Israel's unfaithfulness, still saw her with eyes of love, still cared for her.
You may not feel that same love for God you once did. You may have lost the excitement you felt when you first accepted Christ. You may feel quite distant from Him and wonder how He could love you considering the condition of your heart towards Him. You may have concluded that He no longer considers you worthy of His love.
You would be wrong. Jesus promised, "I will never leave you as orphaned" (John 14:18) and the Psalmist calls us to "put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption" (Psalm 130:7). And, Paul clearly reveals that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (cf. Rom 8:39).
Regardless of how your love may have waned, God's love is unfailing. Turn your heart back to Him today, He still loves you with the same passion.
Jus' Sayn.
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