Does God love me?

Quick answer

God loves the world, but He also loves individuals. We can be assured of God’s love for us by the way He interacts with humanity.

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

God is love (1 John 4:8), and God loves the world (John 3:16). But God also loves individuals. Yes, God loves us personally. Throughout the Bible, both in the Old and New Testaments, we see God’s personal care and attention to individuals. God’s interactions with people like Hagar, Moses, Joseph, and others illustrate His deep concern and love for them. Jesus’s life and ministry also reveal God’s personal love for people through one-on-one interactions, healing, and teaching. God’s love for us is ultimately demonstrated by Jesus’s sacrifice. His pursuit of us to know Him and to respond to this sacrifice reveals His care and love for each person. Understanding this personal love reassures us of our worth and motivates us to extend the same love to others, living out our faith in practical ways.

FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT

IMPLICATIONS FOR TODAY

Understanding that God loves us personally reassures us that we are personally valued and cherished, not for what we do, but for who we are as God’s creation, His masterpieces. Knowing that God loves us provides a sense of security and worth. Our identity is rooted in His love, rather than in our achievements or failures. Despite loving us unconditionally, God loves us too much to leave us in the condition we are in with sin. He demonstrates His love for us by the way He saves us and rescues us from ourselves and from sin by continuing to transform us into new creations, no longer bound by sin but living in His Spirit (Galatians 5). This personal love from God encourages us to approach Him with confidence and honesty, knowing that He is always ready to listen, guide, and support us through life’s challenges and triumphs.

The awareness of God's personal love also motivates us to extend that same love to others. By recognizing that everyone is equally precious in God's eyes, we can approach others with empathy, grace, and compassion. It challenges us to forgive and to seek reconciliation, just as we have been forgiven and embraced by God. This love compels us to put others first, treat others as we would like to be treated, and to serve those around us, reflecting God's love in our actions and relationships. Ultimately, understanding God's personal love for us helps us live a life that is not only centered on His love but that puts that love into action in meaningful and practical ways.

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