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Unfailing Love





Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.    Psalms 107:21






One thing we can always thank God for is that his love never fails.   

We can hold the door for someone.  

We can make them dinner.  

Maybe we can bring someone a steaming hot cup of coffee.  

We may bite our tongue so that we do not hurt them.  

We can speak words of affirmation over them.  

Perhaps we can choose to put others ahead of ourselves.  

All of those things are great.

But it may not cause someone to return our love.  

We live in an imperfect world, 

and even though we can try our hardest to love others, it may fail. 

But God’s love is perfect and can never fail. 

His passion for us is unconditional. 

He doesn’t like some more and some less. 

He loves us when we disappoint him. 

He loves us even when we are in sin and separated from him. 

He chose to care about the one who betrayed him, 

and the ones who yelled crucify him. 

He loves the thief and the evangelist the same. 

Completely, to the very end. 

That’s perfect love.  

I am amazed and grateful for the love God gives. 

It makes even our worst days better and or best days great.


Before I spoke a word
You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me

Before I took a breath
You breathed your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me

The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down
Fight 'til I'm found
Leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn't earn it and I don't deserve it
Still you give yourself away
The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God

When I was your foe
Still your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me

When I felt no worth
You paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me

The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God
It chases me down
Fight 'til I'm found
Leaves the ninety-nine

I couldn't earn it and I don't deserve it
Still you give yourself away
The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God

There's no shadow you won't light up
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall you won't kick down
Lie you won't tear down
Coming after me

There's no shadow you won't light up
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall you won't kick down
Lie you won't tear down
Coming after me

There's no shadow you won't light up
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall you won't kick down
Lie you won't tear down
Coming after me

There's no shadow you won't light up
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall you won't kick down
Lie you won't tear down
Coming after me

The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God
It chases me down
Fight 'til I'm found
Leaves the ninety-nine

I couldn't earn it and I don't deserve it
Still you give yourself away
The overwhelming, never-ending
Reckless love of God

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