OUR FAITHFUL SAVIOUR

"But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them."

Luke 24:29

King James Version

Pastor Henry F. Lyte wrote a beautiful hymn about our faithful Saviour "Abide with Me". "Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide; The darkness thickens. Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail, And comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me!" What a healing balm it is to our weary battle scarred heart to know that our faithful Saviour abides with us and that He has never left us and He will never leave us.

If you have ever had someone who you trusted and who you thought was a good friend do or say something cruel to you or about you, then you know how it hurts. Jesus understands how we feel and He knows how it hurts to be betrayed, ridiculed and judged unfairly. I am so glad that we have the assurance that Jesus will never condemn us even when we hurt Him because He tells us that He won't condemn us.

What a healing balm it is to our battle scarred heart to know that even when we hurt Jesus, that He still loves us. "When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more" (John 8:10, 11).

It's time that you and I stop judging, criticizing and condemning other people and start loving unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love each other and start praying for and encouraging one another. May God forgive us for hurting Jesus because when we hurt one another, we are also hurting Jesus.

Joanne Lowe
February 17, 2020