God loves His people for the reason found in Deuteronomy 7:6-8…

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the Lord loves you…

This same is repeated in the New Testament as found in Romans 5:6-10…

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son…

Did you notice that three times Paul wrote that salvation was provided WHILE people were still in sin, rebellion, and they were enemies of God?  God loved BEFORE anyone was able or capable of doing anything worthy of Him loving them (As if that were even possible to begin with).

rainbowThe reason God loves His people is because He loves them (Deut 7:6-8).  It isn’t because they are smarter… wiser… stronger… better looking… more powerful… influential… or anything else you can name.  God loves them because He loves them… PERIOD.

Quote from someone: “You can’t do anything to make God love you any more or less than He does right now.” I like that because it’s true!

God’s love is unconditional.  He loves His people and that can’t be changed by anyone anywhere at anytime.  He loves them because He loves them. When they fail… He loves them! When they make mistakes… He loves them! When the make stupid decisions… He loves them! When they blow it… He loves them! As Paul wrote, “Love never fails.”

If you are a believer in Jesus, bury the truth that God loves you deep into your heart.  Let it saturate your soul.  Let the truth of God’s love surround you as you live each day regardless of what anyone else says… does… or thinks of you.

After all, “If God is for us… WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?!”