JESUS LOVES THEM

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

John 13:34 KJV

A woman was very rude and hateful to me and I started to get angry and say something to hurt her.  Then I remembered the Scripture verse for this devotion and I asked God to help me keep my big mouth shut.  I kept saying to myself “Jesus loves her so you should love her”.

It is very important to remember that when we say hateful words and hurt people, we are also hurting Jesus.  We read in the Bible.  “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40).

The next time we are tempted to say or do something to hurt someone; we need to cry out to Jesus and ask Him to help us.  When we do things or say things that hurt our precious Saviour, He just keeps loving us.  His love is an unconditional love.  No matter how many times we hurt Him, He still loves us.

My Mother used to say to me “If you don’t have anything good to say, keep your big mouth shut”.  She said that many times.  It hurt me when Mom said that to me but she was right.  If we will listen with our heart, we might hear Jesus say to us “If you don’t have anything good to say, keep your big mouth shut”. 

Heavenly Father, please forgive me for thinking unkind thoughts and wanting to say hateful words.  Please help me to keep my big mouth shut when I’m tempted to say something mean and hateful.  Thank You for loving me and putting up with me even when I hurt You.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.    

Joanne Lowe

October 14, 2017