God’s Love Is Unconditional and Eternal - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - February 18, 2025
God's love is not based on human performance, but rather on his unconditional and eternal nature. By acknowledging our brokenness and accepting God's freely given love, we can find real hope and comfort in a world that often tries to hide the truth about ourselves.
God’s Love Is Unconditional and Eternal By Rick Warren
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)
Understanding who God is and that he loves you with an everlasting love is the foundation for a life filled with hope. But it is also important that you admit who you really are—someone loved by God in spite of all your faults and failures.
God already knows everything about you; he just wants you to be honest with yourself.
The truth is, you’re broken. I’m broken. We’re all broken. We live in a fallen world. Romans 3:23 says, “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard” (NLT).
Deep down, we all know this. No one claims to be perfect. But instead of being honest, we spend a lot of energy trying to hide our brokenness.
Luke 12:2 reminds us, “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known” (NKJV). Eventually, the truth comes out, so why pretend? In the end, we’ll all realize we’re in the same boat—broken and in need of God’s grace.
But that’s not the whole story. Even though you are broken, you are also loved by the One who knows you best. God’s love is different from human love. Human love fades and fails. Some people even act like you have to earn their love.
But God’s love is unconditional and freely given. Jeremiah 31:3 says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness” (NIV). No matter what, God will never stop loving you.
The Bible also says, “Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” (Romans 3:24 NLT). This is a gift, not something you earn.
There’s nothing you can do to make God love you more and nothing you can do to make him love you less. He already loves you as much as you can possibly be loved—with an infinite, eternal love.
If you haven’t received this gift, it starts with a simple prayer: “God, I want your forgiveness, your relationship, and the life only you can give.” That’s the foundation for real hope.
For those who already know this truth, life’s circumstances can still make you feel unloved. But the most lasting truth about you is this: You are loved by God.
Being honest about who you are also means recognizing that sometimes you must feel worse to feel better. Tough conversations, admitting failures, or letting go of false sources of happiness can bring grief. But this mourning leads to comfort, and this grief opens the door to real joy.
Matthew 5:4 promises, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (NIV).
Real hope comes from seeing who you really are: broken, but deeply loved by God. Hold onto that truth every day, no matter what life throws at you.
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