AND THE TEARS FALL

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him?  They said unto him, Lord, come and see.  Jesus wept.  Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!”

John 11:33-36 KJV

Just as Jesus wept when He saw them weeping, He also weeps when He sees us crying.  Not only did His tears fall then, His tears fall now when He sees some of the things we do.  I believe that He weeps when He sees all the murders and violence in the world.  He loves us and He died for every person in the world.

Jesus does not play favorites.  He loves each one of us with the same unconditional love.  Robert Harkness wrote a beautiful hymn about our Saviour’s love for us “Why Should He Love Me So”.  The answer to why Jesus loves us so much is because not only does Jesus give us love, He is love, unconditional love.

Jesus has told us that when we are kind and loving to one another, we are being kind and loving to Him.  We need to be kind and loving to one another because when we aren’t kind and loving to people, we are not being kind and loving to Jesus.  Are we being kind and loving to Jesus by our words and actions?

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will forgive us when we aren’t kind and loving to one another and to Jesus.  If ever someone deserves to be happy and loved, it is Jesus, the Saviour of the world.  O how I love You, Jesus.  Thank You, Father, for the privilege of serving Your Son.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

August 15, 2015