God's love

O praise the Lord, all you nations! 
Praise Him, all you people!
For His mercy and loving-kindness are great towards us, and the truth and faithfulness of the Lord endure forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Psalm 117 AMP

Verse 2 starts, 'for His mercy and loving-kindness are great towards us.'

The Message Bible says it this way, 'His love has taken over our lives.'

There are so many things that can take over our lives - illness, financial pressure, the hurtful words of others, the enemy's lies we believe about ourselves. But what would happen if everyday we truly let His love take over our lives?

Let's have a look at some of the scriptures about His love ....

Give thanks to GOD - he is good and his love never quits. 1 Chronicles 16:34 The Message

God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost. Psalm 26:5-6 The Message.

Blessed be God; he didn't turn a deaf ear, he stayed with me, loyal in his love. Psalm 66:20 The Message

Oh, thank GOD - he's so good! His love never runs out. Psalm 107:1 The Message

So thank GOD for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves. Psalm 107:8 The Message

Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. 2 Corinthians 5:14 The Message

So here are some characteristics of God's love - it never quits, is meteoric, is loyal, never runs out, is marvelous and it moves us.

Question for today, what will you let take over you today - life and it's ups and downs, or God's love?


Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Ephesians 4:4 The Message