His Love Never Runs Out Series

Title: His Love Never Runs Out

Text: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.”

— Psalm 136:1 (NIV)

Introduction: One of the deepest fears we carry—often unspoken—is the fear that love has limits. We worry that if we fail too much, disappoint too often, or suffer too long, the love we rely on might eventually dry up. Human love can grow weary. Human patience can wear thin. Human grace can be exhausted.

“To live above with the saints we love—oh, that will be glory.

But to live below with the saints we know—now that’s another story.”

But the good news of Scripture is this: God’s love is not like ours. His love never runs out.

Here are 10 things we commonly run out of.......

1. Energy – We get tired physically, emotionally, and mentally.

2. Patience – Especially under stress, conflict, or waiting.

3. Money – Bills, emergencies, and unexpected needs drain resources.

4. Time – There’s never quite enough of it.

5. Words – In grief or shock, we don’t know what to say.

6. Strength – When burdens last longer than expected.

7. Hope – After repeated disappointment or loss.

8. Answers – When prayers seem unanswered and questions remain.

9. Courage – Facing fear, change, or uncertainty.

10. Control – When life reminds us we were never fully in charge.

We Never Run Out of God’s Love for Us

In a busy hospital in Chicago, an elderly man named Mr. Peterson came every single day to visit his adult son. His son had been in a coma for over a year after a terrible car accident. The doctors had quietly told the father that recovery was unlikely. Many families would have visited less often as hope faded, but not Mr. Peterson.

Every morning at 9:00 a.m., he arrived.

He would sit beside his son’s bed, hold his hand, and talk to him. He told him stories about the neighborhood. He read Scripture aloud. Sometimes he simply sat in silence.

One nurse finally asked him, “Sir, your son hasn’t responded in over a year. Why do you keep coming every day?”

The old man smiled gently and said, “Because he’s my son. He may not know I’m here—but I know I am. And my love for him doesn’t depend on his response. It depends on my heart.”

Weeks later, something unexpected happened. The son’s fingers twitched. Then his eyes opened. Slowly, miraculously, he began to recover.

When he could finally speak, his first words to his father were, “Dad… were you here all this time?”

With tears in his eyes, the father answered, “Every single day.”

Spiritual Truth

That story is a picture of God’s love for us. There are seasons when we are unresponsive.

Seasons when we wander. Seasons when we are spiritually distant.

But God never stops coming. He never stops loving. He never stops waiting.

God’s love does not run out when we fail. It does not run out when we doubt.

It does not run out when we fall. He is there. Every day. Waiting. Loving. Calling us home.

What is a Constant About God’s Love for Us?

1. God’s Love Is Not Measured by Our Performance It’s His idea/ 1 John 4:19 “ We love because he first loved us.

Psalm 136 repeats the same phrase twenty-six times: “His love endures forever.” It’s as if God wants to drill this truth into our hearts. The psalm recounts Israel’s story—creation, deliverance, wilderness wandering, failure, and restoration—and after every moment comes the same refrain.

God’s love did not stop when Israel complained.

It did not run out when they sinned.

It did not fade when they doubted.

Why? Because God’s love is rooted in who He is, not in what we do.

Many believers live as though God’s affection rises and falls with their obedience. We imagine a spiritual fuel gauge—when we pray more, love is full; when we fail, the needle drops. But Scripture tells a different story.

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

God didn’t wait for us to improve before He loved us. He loved us at our worst—and that love has never changed.

2. God’s Love Is Steady in Seasons of Loss

C.S. Lewis: “But go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find?

A door slammed in your face, and a sound of bolting and double-bolting on the inside.”

— A Grief Observed

Some of us learn this truth not in moments of blessing, but in moments of breaking. There are seasons when prayers feel unanswered, when healing does not come, when doors close instead of open. In those moments, it’s easy to wonder, Has God grown tired of me? Has His love finally run out?