PLEASE TELL THEM

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 KJV

A young girl was visiting at a friend’s home.  When her friend’s mother came in to kiss her friend good night and tell her she loved her, the mother also kissed the visiting girl and told her she loved her.  After the mother left the room the visiting girl said “Nobody has ever told me they loved me”.

It is so important that we tell our loved ones that we love them.  I’m sure my parents told me they loved me when I was a little girl but I don’t remember them saying to me, “I love you, Joanne”.  What breaks my heart is that I don’t remember saying “I love you, Dad.  I love you, Mom”.  How I must have hurt them.

Our Heavenly Father not only has told us He loves us, He proved how much He loves us when He gave His Son to die on the cross for our sins.  Jesus proved His love for us when He allowed them to crucify Him.  He could have come down from the cross but He stayed on the cross for you and for me.

Jesus not only loved us when He hung on the cross, He loves us now.  There is nothing we could ever do that would make Him stop loving us.  “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3).

Jesus tells us that He loves us every day but do we tell Him we love Him?  He wants us to tell Him that we love Him just as we want Him to tell us He loves us.  I love You, dear Jesus.

Joanne Lowe

April 9, 2017