THE PRECIOUS BABY JESUS

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

Luke 2:10, 11

King James Version

Newborn babies are so sweet and precious but the most precious Baby ever born was the precious Baby Jesus.  This wonderful Baby grew up and went to the cross and allowed them to crucify Him for your sins and for my sins.  Jesus had never sinned yet He willingly walked that long lonely road to Calvary and allowed them to crucify Him and paid the sin debt for us, a debt we could never have paid.

O how I love Jesus!  He is the Joy of my heart, the reason I’m living, the reason I get out of bed and the reason I keep serving Him even when satan attacks me with lies and tells me Jesus doesn’t love, has never loved me and will never love me.  We need to remember that satan is a liar and he will do all he can do to discourage us from serving Jesus.  We must not let that happen.  

We must stay on the battlefield for Jesus just as He stayed on the cross for us when He could have come down.  Have you allowed it to go from head knowledge to heart knowledge how much Jesus loves you?  His love will never end and it is an unconditional love.  He loved you yesterday.  He loves you today and He will love you forever.

What a privilege is ours to be loved by the Saviour of the world.  We know He loves us but do we love Him?  If we do love Him, what are we doing to prove to Him that we love Him?  The greatest way to prove to Him that we love Him is to love one another unconditionally as He has commanded us to love each other.  If we refuse to forgive those who have hurt us, we are not only disobeying Him, we are hurting Him and breaking His heart.  

Have you forgiven those who have hurt you or are you allowing resentment, bitterness, hatred and unforgiveness to remain in your heart?  May God have mercy on us if we hurt His beloved Son.  Give all of your hurts, your resentment, bitterness and unforgiveness to God and love others unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love each other.  Remember, none of us are perfect.  There are times when all of us hurt each other.

Joanne Lowe

September 22, 2019