Ep. 308 1 min
Jeremiah 31:3
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
God's love isn't reactive. It's been there the whole time.
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Ep. 308 · Jeremiah 31:3
Key takeaways
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- 01Spoken to Israel in exile — at their lowest moment.
- 02'Everlasting' means without a start date or an end date.
- 03'I have drawn you with unfailing kindness' — pulled, not pushed.
- 04God's love isn't earned by being lovable.
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Jeremiah is the 'weeping prophet,' writing during the worst chapter of Israel's history — invasion, exile, the temple destroyed. And in the middle of it, this: 'I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.'
Everlasting. Not 'I started loving you when you got it together.' Not 'I'll keep loving you if you don't blow it.' Everlasting.
And 'drawn' is a gentle word. Not pushed, not threatened. Drawn — like pulling someone toward you with affection.
Even in exile, even when his people deserved it least, this was God's heart. It hasn't changed for you either.
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