Your Encouraging 5 Minute Podcast
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Your Encouraging 5 Minute Podcast
Jesus Still Loves You - Right Where You Are Today
Have you ever felt God just can't or won't love you?
Maybe it's because of something you've done, thoughts you can't shake, or simply because life feels heavy right now.
Here's the revolutionary truth: Jesus still loves you, right where you are today.
Romans 8:38-39 has one of the Bible's most powerful promises: "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present nor future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." This isn't just beautiful poetry – it's a life-changing reality that stands firm regardless of your current circumstances.
So, what makes us feel distant from God's love? Our emotions, our critical inner thoughts, and our feelings about our past mistakes.
Thankfully, feelings aren't facts!
Your thoughts about your past or your guilt or your shame can't build walls high enough to keep out God's love. Even your sins – past, present and future – cannot separate you from the One who loved you enough to die for you.
This isn't about being tolerated by God. It's about being genuinely, deeply, and permanently loved by Him.
Whether you're walking through a season of doubt, carrying shame from past mistakes, or simply need a reminder of God's unwavering affection, these few minutes might be exactly what your heart needs to hear.
Share this with someone else who could use the reminder that God's love isn't earned – it's given freely, and nothing can take it away.
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Speaker 2:Okay. So today we want to remind you of something that your heart might need to hear right now Jesus still loves you. Yeah, you, even now. Right now, even with everything.
Speaker 1:Let's root that truth in two incredibly powerful verses Romans 8, 38 and 39. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. That's a promise, a forever promise.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it is. But I mean, if we're going to be real, there are days we don't feel very loved by God. Maybe you're tired, maybe you're just walking through something super heavy, or maybe you're dealing with some shame or failure or regret, and in that fog it can be easy to believe that God's love is out of our reach. But here's a hard truth Feelings aren't facts.
Speaker 1:And thank God. God's love isn't based on how you feel today. It's based on who he is. He's constant, unchanging and full of mercy and grace. Even when your emotions try to convince you otherwise, his love stands firm.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and sometimes it's not about how we feel, but what we think. And that inner voice can be so loud and you know the one right you messed up again. You're not good enough. Why would God love?
Speaker 1:you. Jesus doesn't love you because you've had perfect thoughts or flawless faith. He loves you because he chose to. Romans 8 doesn't say nothing can separate us from God's love. Unless you doubt, unless you think the wrong thing, it says nothing. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. That includes your thoughts, includes your doubts. Even your own mind can't build a wall high enough to keep his love out.
Speaker 2:Okay, well, let's talk about the hard one, right, sin? Honey? We've all done things that we regret, things that we wish we could undo. And maybe you're thinking okay, yeah, but you guys don't know what I've done, and you're right, I don't. But God does, and get this. He still sent Jesus to die for you, to rescue you.
Speaker 1:Romans 5a reminds us that while we were still sinners, christ died for us, not after we cleaned up, not once we had it all together, but while we were still in the mess of our sin. And his love hasn't stopped, not now, not ever.
Speaker 2:Isn't that cool. So what does that mean for you right now, in this moment? Well, it means you can rest. You don't have to perform to be loved by God. You don't have to be perfect to be loved by God. Jesus sees it all, the good, the bad, the broken, but he loves you anyway. Hear that Jesus does not tolerate you. He loves you.
Speaker 1:And that love? Well, it doesn't fade when you're weak. It doesn't walk away when you stumble. Remember Romans 8 says nothing, absolutely nothing can separate you from it.
Speaker 2:No matter how you feel, Jesus still loves you. No matter what you think, Jesus still loves you. No matter what you've done, Jesus still loves you, hey.
Speaker 1:And those aren't just nice words, they're promises, a blood-bought, cross-sealed, tomb-empty kind of promises.
Speaker 2:You are loved.
Speaker 1:Well, thank you for spending these minutes with us today. If this encouraged your heart, share it with someone else who needs to hear it. And never forget. Forget. His love is never out of reach. So rest in that love that never lets go.
Speaker 2:And we really do hope you've been encouraged these last few minutes. If you know somebody else that could use a little encouragement, share this with them. And if you want a whole lot more encouragement every day, you can listen to WPER, virginia's home for encouragement, and if you're outside the Virginia listening area, head over to WPERorg and find a direct link to download the WPER app so you can have encouragement with you wherever you go.
