“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3

What beautiful testimonies to hear of couples who have been married for fifty, sixty and seventy years or more; and they readily share that love has kept them together. regardless to what life circumstances has brought, how exciting to hear a spouse say she or he is the same seventeen- or eighteen-year-old that they fell in love with all those years ago. Love comes from within and not from without and is eternal…God has promised us an everlasting love!

The Prophet Jeremiah brought a message of hope and love to the nation of Israel who had backslidden from the covenant that was made between them and God. In the message, God reminded His children that He is the same God who made the covenant of promise with their forefathers, manifested Himself, and faithfully delivered them; His love would never cease to fail. They needed to understand that God’s love was not a temporary love, manifested merely to a single generation, but praise God is an everlasting love, and will continue through all generations. “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3.

Over two thousand years later, whether you have an old love, or looking for love, know that God’s love is everlasting. It far exceeds any other emotion that we can humanly experience; love can be defined in four distinct forms as found in the scripture, the Greek words are (Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape) and are exemplified by romantic love, family love, brotherly love, and God’s divine love.

Agape love is perfect, unconditional, sacrificial, and pure. It is God’s immeasurable, incomparable love for humankind. So, how can we experience God’s agape love- Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him “He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.” John 21:17. Peter answered from the perspective of Storge and Philia love or family and brotherly love. He did not yet have the capacity to share the divine love of God until He received the promise of the Holy Ghost or the new birth.

My dear friends, all the beloved children of God, as new creatures in Christ, have received the Holy Ghost who lives within our hearts. We are able to experience His divine love and share it with others; John 4:7 state “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”

This is good news! we are loved with and everlasting love and absolutely nothing can ever take His love away. No matter where we are, or what we are experiencing in this life; God’s love and amazing grace covers us “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39. And because He lives within us, we too can share His love to those who may be lost, feeling hopeless and without love…It is true that what the world needs is love, let us spread the love and hope of God that lives within us today!

God’s blessings of peace, and love be with us all.