JUST THE OPPOSITE

“Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.”

Psalm 144:15 KJV

Have you ever heard someone say this “familiarity breeds contempt”?  It is just the opposite with Jesus because the more we know Him; the more we understand how much He loves us and how much He has done for us.  We should be more familiar with Jesus than with anyone else.  What a precious Saviour!

When we are lonely, discouraged, and brokenhearted and feel like giving up, He is our Cheerleader.  If we will listen with our heart, we will hear Him say to us “You can do it because I will help you.”  Jesus picks us up in His arms of love and carries us through all the dark valleys in our life.

Bill Gaither wrote the beautiful hymn “The Longer I Serve Him”.  It describes why my heart overflows with joy to have the privilege of serving Jesus.  I love these words.  “Since I started for the Kingdom, Since my life He controls, Since I gave my heart to Jesus, The longer I serve Him, The sweeter He grows”.

Pastor Robert Clair Loveless wrote the hymn “Sweeter Than the Day Before”.  I have had the privilege of serving Jesus full time for ten years and it is true that every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before.  Do you realize that it is a privilege just to say the precious name of Jesus?

Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus.  May we be found faithful in our service to our precious Saviour all the time, not just when it is convenient for us.  Plant a desire in our heart for us to know Jesus better than anyone else.  Jesus, thank You for loving me and for dying for my sins.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

March 14, 2015