K-LOVE's Verse of the Day for Aug 17, 2025

How Great the Father’s Love for Us

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This is a summary of the gospel. It is a summary of the good news, the good news of who Jesus is and what He's done. Before we understand just how good this good news is, we need to understand what the bad news is. I wonder if you really understand what the bad news is. Let me try and set it up for you. The truth is that there is one God and that God is great. This God made you. He created you and He made you to love Him. He made you to love Him and to worship Him. He made you to live for Him.

You and I are the same. We have said no to God. We've gone our own way. We don't love God the way that we should. We don't honor Him. We don't trust Him the way that we should. We reject Him. We say no, and we go the way that we want to go.

So, because of our rebellion, because of that sin against God, when we die, we will live on, but we will live on in rebellion, away from God forever. We will be judged by God and the righteous punishment for our selfish and evil deeds will be eternal torment and eternal alienation from God. That's the bad news.

The Good News Changes Everything

There is good news, and it's what our verse is talking about. The good news is that God is merciful and He has made a way for His people to be saved. He's made a way for us to be forgiven and cleansed and adopted into His family. That way is Jesus. He is the Son of God.

He came and lived and suffered and died and rose from the dead in the place of sinners, so that sinners like you and me could be reconciled to God. In our place—that's a key phrase. He lived perfectly. He lived the life that we should live. In our place He was crucified and endured the punishment that we deserve.

Our Response to the Good News

Then in response to that good news, when we hear it, we believe. God calls people—this is the good news and now believe it. He calls people to believe and to put their trust in Him and to put their faith in Him. That's what you've done if you are a Christian. You're not relying on your own good deeds. You're relying on the good work of Jesus Christ, and you've submitted your life to Him, and you trust Him as your Lord, your Savior, and your treasure.

Have you done that? If you have, then you are saved. As the song you might have sung says, "For God the just is satisfied to look on Him"—that is Christ—"and pardon me."

Today, remember the good news of 1 John chapter 4 and verse 9. God showed how much He loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world, so that we might have eternal life through Him.

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We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail.

Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

For Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations. The LORD always keeps His promises; He is gracious in all He does.

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

You are my strength; I wait for You to rescue me, for You, O God, are my fortress.

Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.

For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through Me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for Him with all your heart and soul, you will find Him.

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today."

Always be joyful. Never stop praying.

For the glory of Your name, O LORD, preserve my life. Because of Your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

Finally, I confessed all my sins to You and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And You forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

For everything comes from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His glory. All glory to Him forever! Amen.

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for Your help.

Come, let us tell of the LORD’s greatness; let us exalt His name together.

“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.

This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

Honor the LORD for the glory of His name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Let me hear of Your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting You. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to You.

Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!

You love Him even though you have never seen Him. Though you do not see Him now, you trust Him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

Sing to the LORD, for He has done wonderful things. Make known His praise around the world.

God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

May all my thoughts be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in Your commands.

Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.

Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.

Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around Him were shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the One who comes in the name of the LORD! Praise God in highest heaven!”

I love You, LORD; You are my strength.

"Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.”

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and His love is brought to full expression in us.

But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.

As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.

They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about Your mighty works.

Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of Him.

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

I took my troubles to the Lord ; I cried out to Him, and He answered my prayer.

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself.

So it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.

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.

So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord .

Serve only the Lord your God and fear Him alone. Obey His commands, listen to His voice, and cling to Him.

O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.

The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again— my Savior and my God!

Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, You are God.

Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name.

For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.

“So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.

Sing to the LORD; praise His name. Each day proclaim the good news that He saves.

Lord , there is no one like You! For You are great, and Your name is full of power.

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.

Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty.