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?
The cross answers that question forever.
At the cross, Jesus experienced abandonment, suffering, and silence—not because the Father’s love had failed, but because love was being poured out to the very end.
Jesus Himself said,
“Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” (John 13:1)
God’s love did not stop at the edge of suffering—it went straight through it.
3. God’s Love Sustains Us When We Have Nothing Left
Human love often depends on strength, energy, and reciprocity. God’s love does not.
• When Elijah collapsed under exhaustion and despair, believing his ministry was over, God did not rebuke him. God fed him, let him sleep, and gently reminded him that he was not finished. “1 Kings 19:3-5 [450 Priests of Ball]
• When Peter denied Jesus three times, Jesus did not discard him. He restored him.
• When the prodigal son came home rehearsing an apology, the father ran to meet him before a word was spoken.
Why? Because God’s love does not operate on scarcity. He never worries about running out. Joel 2:25 “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:22–23)
You may be tired. You may feel used up. You may feel like you have nothing left to give. But God’s love is not depleted by your weakness. In fact, that’s often where it shines brightest.
4. God’s Love Will Carry You to the Finish
The Elderly Marathon Runner
There was an older athlete in his 70s who loved running marathons. He wasn’t fast — in fact, he was one of the last to finish each race — but he ran every step with joy. One year, in a particularly hilly marathon, the weather turned cold and rainy. Many runners bowed out early. By mile 20, most of the crowd cheered for the leaders at the front of the pack; very few stayed to watch the back of the race.
At mile 24, the elderly runner was still on the course — slow, tired, and soaked to the bone. A young spectator on the sidelines shouted, “You’re almost finished! Keep going — you’ve got this!”
When the runner crossed the finish line, the same spectator asked him,
“How do you do it? Why do you keep going at your age when others don’t?”
The older man smiled and said,
“I don’t run to win. I run so I won’t quit. And I run to finish what I started.”
But then he added something even deeper:
“Every step I take, I know there’s someone behind me waiting at the finish line — cheering, smiling, and proud that I made it.”
He didn’t run alone. He ran supported by something greater than his own strength.
Application to God’s Love
In life, we are like that marathon runner.
We don’t always run fast.
We get fatigued.
The course is harder than we expected.
Sometimes it feels like everyone else is ahead while we struggle to take another step.
In those moments we might think:
• “I can’t do this.”
• “I’m too broken.”
• “I’m so far behind.”
But the Christian truth is this:
God’s love doesn’t quit on us halfway through the race.
His love carries us to the finish line — not because we’re strong,
but because He never stops loving us.
God doesn’t just cheer us on from a distance. His love literally carries us — moment by moment, breath by breath — when we can’t carry ourselves.
Application: Paul writes: “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
— Philippians 1:6
The same love that saved you is the love that will sustain you.
God does not abandon unfinished work. His love is not seasonal, emotional, or conditional. It is covenantal, faithful, and enduring.
Nothing—failure, suffering, loss, or even death—can exhaust it.
“Neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38–39)
God’s love is not measured by our faithfulness to Him, but by His faithfulness to us—and His love never runs out.
Closing Prayer
Gracious Father,
Thank You that Your love is deeper than our failures and stronger than our fears. When we feel empty, remind us that You are not. When we feel forgotten, remind us that You never let go. Teach us to rest—not in our strength, but in Your unending love. We receive again today what You freely give: love that never runs out.
Amen.
