His Unfailing Love (Day 8.1)
January 19, 2010 by Christine
Filed under BF-Week 08
It seems like a prefect time to study unfailing love, after completing the past seven weeks of study. We are starting week eight of Breaking Free Updated Edition, an excellent Bible study written by author Beth Moore. This week we’re learning about matters of the heart, from a Biblical perspective. As we looked at Psalm 136 verse by verse, we found evidence of God’s unfailing love.
As humans, we spend much of our lives focused on unfailing love. As children we learn feel the love of our parents, some experiencing healthy parental love while others feel the disappointment of conditional love from their parents. Some children even experience the abandonment of parental love, a deep and lasting hurt and an unhealthy state-of-mind for the child.
As adults, we spend much of our lives focused on finding the perfect mate, loving with passion and deep satisfaction from a marriage relationship. Some adults continue to experience lasting marital love, while others find a change in direction or a love that has failed them.
God’s unfailing love endures forever.
Prayer Requests
We pray for awareness and understanding as we study your love during this week of Breaking Free. Bring attention to areas in our life where we feel fear or weakness, and show us the truth when we study your Word. May we center our lives on your unfailing love.
Beth Moore Quotes
- If we don’t allow God’s truth to take up full residence in our hearts, we may learn just enough to move out of one prison into another-Beth Moore
- Every human being strongly desires, covets in others, and longs for unfailing love-Beth Moore
- The Word of God uses the phrase unfailing love 32 times, and not once is it attributed to humans-Beth Moore
- God is not only the answer to a thousand needs; He is the answer to a thousand wants-Beth Moore
Today’s Scripture Verses
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10
Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Proverbs 20:6
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
What a man desires is unfailing love. Proverbs 19:22
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18
Group Discussion
How would you explain the difference between God’s love and human love? What does unfailing love mean to you?
Breaking free,
God’s unfailing love means to me, that He is always forgiving, always present, always listening, always showing compassion and always leading me. He gently disciplines me with His unfailing love,knowing what I need and knowing where my footsteps will fall. When I trust in the LORD, I experience the glowing presence of His everlasting love. His love does endure forever.
I am just commenting to let you know I am slowly finishing up week 5 right now. It has been tough getting to this point. Today I am finishing with 5.3 and tomorrow or even this evening I will start on 5.4.
Please pray for myself, my husband and my daughter(from a previous marriage). Our relationships have been terrible to say the least and at crisis point recently. The bible tells us, where two or more are gathered….. and I truly believe that God’s intervention is needed to heal our family and our broken relationship.
Blessings and many thanks to all
Sherry
I will keep you covered in prayers Sherry. I can say from experience, that two things helped me survive a marriage crisis. My attitude during the crisis was: Be obedient to God. In my obedience, I waited for God to provide solutions to the problem and resisted the advice of many who told me to pack up and leave. Second, I read the book “How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong” by Leslie Vernick. It changed my attitude completely. And lastly, I reached out to my bible study group and they prayed with me, sent me emails with scripture verses and supported me during the crisis. Do not isolate yourself…that is where the roaring lion wants you to be (Satan). Surround yourself with Godly women and contact the marriage ministry at your church. When you reach out…God reaches back!
to me…God’s love has no limits. He loves you when you are up or down; following or not following…he loves YOU.
Human love has its limits. It’s usually when the heart has been broken. You want to forgive but the hurt is too great. Its also when you haven’t let God in.
Sherry~ praying for you & your family
God’s love is never-ending. Whenever I fall, he is always there to catch me.His love is a love filled with hope and compassion.God never lets me down and he always keeps his promises, no matter how difficult the situation. Even when we’re broken-hearted, he is always there to wash away our every tear. No matter what, He will not stop doing good for us.
Be Blessed,
Cheryl