Jeremiah 31:3 “ The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you.” This episode reminds us that God’s love is constant and unchanging, no matter what we’ve done or how we feel about ourselves. Even when we feel unworthy or unlovable, God continues to pursue us with an everlasting love and remains faithful. The message is to trust that we are deeply loved right where we are and that nothing can separate us from God’s love. Music: "Adding the Sun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
When You Feel Unlovable — God’s Love Hasn’t Changed
Jeremiah 31:3 “ The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you.”
God loves us with an everlasting love. Did you know that? Did you know that there is nothing you can do to lose God’s love? Sometimes I know that we feel unlovable. Sometimes that’s after we have done something that we feel is wrong, and sometimes that’s after someone else has done or said something to us. However, God never stops loving us. He loved us before we were even born, and His love is everlasting; it never goes away.
I remember hearing a story once, I think it might have been Jeff Cavins, in the Great Adventure Bible Story, but I am not sure. Anyway, whoever was telling the story was talking about how God does not need anything from us. This was vastly different from the other gods at the time. The other gods got more power the more people worshipped them. They were almost fighting for people to worship them. Some of them even required human child sacrifices. However, our God was completely self-sufficient and did not need anything from us.
I remember the person saying that this is the reason that some people turned from those other gods to our God, the one true God. They turned to God because of His everlasting love. They turned to God because He loved them just for who they were. They did not need to do anything to earn that love. That love was just there. This was something they had not experienced before.
The next line in the verse is also an important line. “Therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you.” This is important because God is always faithful to His word. This is something we talked a lot about last week, but I think it is important to touch on it again, as it is amazing. I think sometimes we may think that God stops loving us when we sin in some way. Or that he stops answering our prayers when we have sinned against Him. However, this verse dispels that belief. God continues His faithfulness to us, even when we mess up.
Look how many times He was faithful to the Israelites after they messed up. In Matthew 18:21-22, it says, “Then Peter came and said to him, 'Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? ' " As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” If Jesus is telling us to forgive seventy-seven times, then how much more will our Father in heaven forgive us?
There is a song called “Reckless Love” by Cory Asbury. It is a great song about how amazing God’s love is. The song first talks about how good God has been to him. The chorus says, Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God. Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the 99. And I couldn't earn it, I don't deserve it, still, you give yourself away.” When he mentions leaving the 99, he is talking about Matthew 18:12-14, when Jesus tells the parable, “What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.”
God does not want to lose any of his sheep. He will not stop looking for us when we are lost. He will not stop loving us and hoping that we turn back to Him. Then the song goes on to say, “When I was Your foe, still Your love fought for me. You have been so, so good to me. When I felt no worth, You paid it all for me. You have been so, so kind to me.” This is so true, when we have sinned and pulled away from God, or fractured our relationship with Him, He is still fighting for us and still loving us. When we don’t feel worthy, God is still there doing all He can for us.
This last part of the song is my favorite, and it is a part I think we all need to hear because it is the truth. “There's no shadow You won't light up, mountain You won't climb up, coming after me. There’s no wall you won't kick down, lie you won't tear down, coming after me.” There is nothing that God won’t do to chase after His children to try and save them. He gave His only Son on the cross for us. There is nothing hidden in the darkness that will prevent him from finding you. There’s no wall He won’t kick down and lie He won’t tear down.
I think I like that part the best because when I think of it, I think of a father searching everywhere for his child. Have you even seen the movie “Taken” with Liam Neeson? In the movie, Liam Neeson is a father whose daughter goes to Europe on vacation with a friend. However, in the movie, his daughter is taken by sex traffickers. She calls her dad when she sees someone breaking into the house. Liam is some type of government spy in the movie, and he stops at nothing to get his daughter back. He does whatever it takes to find her and get her back. If a mere human will go through all of that to get his daughter back, how much more do you think your Father in heaven will do to get you back?
I know people who have often wondered if they are worth loving. When I tell them the things I am telling you, they say that they know God feels that way about other people, but they tell me I don’t understand what they have done or where they have been. If you are listening to this and think it is true for some people but not for you, I want you to hear me. GOD LOVES YOU!! He loves you right where you are. You don’t have to change in any way for Him to love you. He loves you perfectly right now, right where you are. Also, God’s love is everlasting. It never fades. It is always there, no matter what we do or what happens to us. Also, God remains faithful to us. He keeps His promises. If we are lost, He will come and chase after us and find us. He will be there for us whenever we decide to turn back to Him. He will welcome us home with open arms, and he will say to us, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.”
Dear heavenly father, I ask that you bless all those listening to this episode today. We thank you for loving us with an everlasting love, with a reckless love that will chase us down and leave the 99 to come and save us. Lord God, we're so very thankful that you love us so much, and even though we can't earn your love and definitely don't deserve your love, you give it to us freely anyway. Lord, I ask that you reach out to anyone who hears this and has trouble believing you could love them. I ask that you surround them with your love, that you rain down love and grace on them. I ask that you open their minds and hearts to the idea of you loving them just as they are. Lord, I ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus’ holy name, Amen
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. If you feel like you’re walking with God alone, I want you to know—you don’t have to. The mentoring group is a place of real connection and support. I’d love to have you there. There is a link in the show notes. I look forward to meeting you here again tomorrow. Remember, Jesus loves you just as you are, and so do I! Have a blessed day!
Today’s Word from the Lord was received in October 2025 by a member of my Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. If you have any questions about the prayer group, these words, or how to join us for a meeting, please email CatholicCharismaticPrayerGroup@gmail.com. Today’s Word from the Lord is, “My children, you are my bodily mold. When people see you, I want them to see me. I will lead the way. Listen to my voice. It speaks out always. It's your guide. Learn to trust what I speak to you. I'm in many things, and I know all things. Remember, there is no unknowing in me.”