Shout with joy before the Lord, O earth!
Obey him gladly; come before him, singing with joy.
Try to realize what this means—the Lord is God!
He made us—we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Go through his open gates with great thanksgiving;
enter his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.
For the Lord is always good. He is always loving and kind,
and his faithfulness goes on and on to each succeeding generation.
Psalm 100 Living Bible
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God’s unfailing love for us is an objective fact
affirmed over and over in the Scriptures.
It is true whether we believe it or not.
Our doubts do not destroy God’s love, nor does our faith create it.
It originates in the very nature of God, who is love,
and it flows to us through our union with His beloved Son.
Jerry Bridges