John 16:27 NKJV for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

Some people pride themselves on God’s love for them based on their performance. They think God loves them because they prayed, fasted, gave to the poor, or haven’t broken “the big 10” (ten commandments).

Our confirmation of God’s love for us is because of our love and acceptance of Jesus. Because we believe that Jesus is the Son of God who loved us enough to die on the cross for our sins, God greatly loves us and adopted us into His family (Ephesians 1:5-6).

Don’t ever think that God’s love for us is performance-driven. God is love (1 John 4:8). He can’t help Himself. He has to love. It’s up to us to receive His love and don’t ever let it go.