Unfailing Love

“So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.”

 (John 1:14 - NLT)

The Apostle John reveals the heart of Jesus – Jesus reveals the heart of the Father. Many people have difficulty identifying with a father figure. Perhaps some have never known their father, or in knowing him, found him to be a stern, demanding or even abusive figure. Our experience of a human father, or lack of one, is, very often, reflected in our attitudes and relationship with our heavenly Father. Yet, if John was asked to sum up in one sentence his impression of Jesus, who is the human face of the Father (“the exact representation of his being” - Hebrews 1:3 - NIV) he would say simply – “He is full of unfailing love and faithfulness”. 

Regardless of the relationship we have had with our natural father, or our lack of one, God wants to reveal himself as the true Father who loves us passionately and promises never to fail us. Even the best earthly father cannot fully reflect the essence of love our Father in heaven feels and longs to express towards us. Once this truth is understood and experienced – nothing in the world will shake our confidence in Father’s love and faithfulness.