Does Jesus love me?

from the old testament

• Although this question is specifically asking about Jesus, God's love is evident in the Old Testament through His steadfast care and faithfulness to His people, as seen in verses like Exodus 34:6–7 and Deuteronomy 7:9. He continually showed His compassion and enduring love, promising never to forsake His covenant with His people (Isaiah 54:10, Jeremiah 31:3).
• God’s faithful love is always there for us: "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22–23).

from the new testament

• Jesus is God in human form (John 1:14). He created us, sustains us (Colossians 1:17), and offers us eternal life. God’s love is made evident through Jesus.
• The Bible makes it clear that Jesus loves us, and He demonstrated this love by the way He provided eternal life for us freely if we believe in Him. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
• God showed His love for us before we were even born by sending Jesus Christ, His own Son, to be the propitiation for our sins: "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
• God doesn't make us pay for salvation. It is a free gift that is available to us thanks to His grace. "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast" (Ephesians 2:8–9). He gave us this gift because He loves us.
• When the criminal hanging on the cross next to Jesus recognized Him as the Christ, Jesus demonstrated His love to Him: "And he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' And he said to him, 'Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise'" (Luke 23:42–43). The criminal on the cross was dying when he expressed his faith in Jesus, but Jesus accepted his act of faith and promised him eternity with Him in heaven.

implications for today

In this fallen world, we are used to people letting us down. We often experience disappointment as people break promises or fail to meet our expectations. This can make it hard to believe that anyone's love, even Jesus’s, could be truly unfailing. Yet, the truth is that while human love can falter, Jesus’s love is steadfast and unchanging. Jesus's love will never fail us. He promises to never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). People may let us down, but Jesus's love is perfect and enduring, offering us a firm foundation of hope and trust that we can always rely on.

Perhaps it is difficult for us to believe that Jesus loves us because we are aware of our own failures. We see our mistakes and sins, and we have trouble believing that anyone, including Jesus, could love us. The good news is that Jesus already knows your past and your future, and His love and forgiveness is freely available to you.

Jesus loves you so much that He gave His life, so you could be born again and receive His eternal life. If you want to accept Jesus as your Savior right now, you can pray and accept Him as your Lord and Savior. The Bible says, "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).

You don't have to pray it exactly like this, but here is a prayer of salvation you can use if you would like to follow Jesus and receive His eternal life:

"Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner. I know that no amount of good deeds I could do will get me into heaven. Today, I choose to put my faith in Jesus Christ. I believe that He is God's Son who was crucified and then rose from the dead so that I could be saved and have eternal life. I ask you now to forgive me of my sins. I want to live for you from this day forward. Thank you for accepting me as your child and for giving me the gift of eternal life."

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