50+ Scriptures of God’s Love and Faithfulness

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Are you convinced of God’s love and faithfulness for you? Many are not. However, many verses throughout the Bible speak of God’s love and faithfulness. Below are 50+ Scriptures that reflect His character and His relationship with each of us. There is no partiality with God. Unlike mankind, in God’s eyes, no one is “greater than” or “less than”.

God’s love and faithfulness are a profound and enduring aspect of His nature. It is not merely an emotion but an active, self-giving love that seeks the well-being of others. The love of our Awesome God is:

Unconditional – Rom 5:8
Personal – Isa 43:1
Transformative – 1 Jn 4:19
Unfailing and enduring – Ps 136:1-26
Unchanging and eternal – Lam 3:22-23
Our Source of Hope and Assurance – Heb 10:23
Revealed in Jesus Christ – 2 Cor 1:20

The Hebrew Word Used to Describe God’s Love

In the Old Testament, (ḥéseḏ) is the Hebrew word used to describe God’s love. Words in Hebrew have a richness and depth to their meanings. Therefore, translators differ slightly on what word to use to help convey the Hebrew meaning to us in our Western culture.

The word (ḥéseḏ) incorporates mercy, kindness, goodness, grace, and loyalty of our Creator God. Some translations actually combine two words to help us understand the meaning contained in (ḥéseḏ). I have two examples below.

Examples of English Words Used to Translate ḥéseḏ

Example #1 – 1 Chronicles 16:34 – ḥéseḏ is translated as:

Faithful Love – CSB, ERV, EASY NLT, NIRV
Faithfulness – NASB
Grace – CJB
Gracious – ISV
Love – CEV, NIV (perhaps these translators gave up…)
Lovingkindness ASV, AMP
Loyal Love – LEB NET
Mercy – KJV, NKJV
Steadfast – ESV, RSV

Example #2 – Exodus 34:6. The same word (ḥéseḏ) is translated as:

Faithful, Faithfulness – CSB, HCSB, NOG, NASB
Goodness – GNV, KJV, MEV, NKJV
Gracious Love – ISV
Great Loyalty, – CEB , CEB
Great Love – CEV, ERV, ICB
Love – NIV
Lovingkindness – AMP, ASV, LSB
Loyal Love – LEB, NET
Rich In Grace – CJB
Steadfast Love – ESV, TLB, RSV
Unfailing love – NLT

Therefore, according to translators, we see that the God of the Bible loves us with a faithful, gracious, loyal, merciful, steadfast, unfailing love. However, God’s love is all these and so much more!

The Word of God contains many truths that reveal the depth of God’s love for us. The Apostle John said, “There are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.”

In these last hours before God pours out His wrath on a Christ-rejecting world, I wanted to remind you how much He loves you. You never need to doubt His Love.

Let me encourage you as you read through the following scriptures to write down the ones where you perhaps thought, “I needed to read this today.” Better yet, you can print out this post in its entirety or your favorite parts using the print-friendly link at the bottom of this post.

God Wants Us to Understand…

“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Heb 13:5
“For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then, my faithful love for you will remain… – Isa 54:10
“I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.” – Exo 34:6
“I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.” – Prov 8:17
“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; “I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isa 41:10

Created In God’s Image

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.” – Jer 1:5
“You guided my conception and formed me in the womb.” – Job 10:10
“[God] made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Ps 139:13
“You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.” – Ps 139:15
“Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.” – Ps 22:9
You have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb, you have cared for me. – Ps 71:6
“Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.” – Isa 49:14-16

God Created Us For a Purpose

“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” – Eph 1:4
Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”
– Jer 1:5b
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jer 29:11
“The Lord will work out his plans for my life” – Ps 138:8
“O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list.” – Ps 40:5
“[We] were prepared in advance for glory.”- Rom 9:23
“God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” – Rom 8:28

Our Heavenly Father Loves Us So Much

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness… quiet you by his love… exult over you with loud singing.”- Zeph 3:17
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” – Lam 3:22-23
“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” – 1 Pet 5:7
“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.” – Ps 127:2
“If God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you… Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” – Mat 6:25-34

Old Testament Testimonies of God’s Love and Faithfulness

“To the faithful, you show yourself faithful” – 2 Sa 22:26 (David)
“For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love.”- Ps 5:12 (David)
“You are faithful to your promises, O my God.”- Ps 71:22 (David)
“Your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.”- Ps 86:13 (David)
“Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness, You shall establish in the very heavens.”
– Ps 89:2 (David)
“Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.”
– Ps 119:90a (David)
“He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him…” – Ps 144:2a (David)
“The Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.” – Ps 100:5 (Anonymous)
“His unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.” – Ps117:2 (Anonymous)
“You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love.”- Job 10:12 (Job)
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Jos 1:9 (Joshua)

New Testament Testimonies of God’s Love and Faithfulness

“The law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.” – Jn 1:17 (John)
“See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!”
– 1 Jn 3:1a (John)
“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” – 1 Jn 4:16 (John)
“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 Jn 4:19 (John)
“We know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” – Rom 5:5 (Paul)
“May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.” – Eph 3:18 (Paul)
“May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.”- Eph 3:19 (Paul)
“I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ.” – Jude 1:1 (Jude)
“The Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.”
– Jn 16:27 (Jesus)

God’s Love and Faithfulness Revealed in Jesus Christ

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” – John 15:13
“The Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.” – Jn 1:14
“He who knew no sin became sin for us.” – 2 Cor 5:21
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. – Jn 3:16: 1 Jn 4:9
“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” – 1 John 4:10
“God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
– Rom 5:8
“God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)” – Eph 2:3-5
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead… – 1 Pet 1:3
“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” – Titus 3:4-5

Our Eternal Home

^“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” – Jn 14:2-3

Read the post: Our Eternal Home in the Presence of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Here.

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” – 1 Cor 2:9

Nothing Can Separate Us From God’s Love and Faithfulness

“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?”- Rom 8:35

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” – Rom 8:38

“No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Rom 8:39

In Closing

God’s love and faithfulness are integral to His character and His relationship with us. If you are a Follower of Jesus Christ, this is a reminder of God’s unwavering commitment to His promises and His enduring love for us.

However, perhaps you are part of the 96% that call themselves “Christians” but do not live in obedience to God’s Word. Don’t mock His unfailing Love. Repent and seek His forgiveness so that you will not hear the gut-wrenching proclamation of Jesus Christ at the judgment, saying, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!”

Through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God’s love and faithfulness are most fully revealed, offering redemption and hope. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, He is waiting for you with His arms wide open! Don’t delay!

Would you like to begin a relationship with Jesus?

Maranatha! I am Passionately Loving Jesus, the Anchor of my soul!

Bonnie

Reminder, you can print out this post in its entirety or your favorite parts using the green print-friendly link at the bottom of this post. If you have other scriptures that encourage you and give you hope, I hope you will share them in the comment section.