HEART AND LAP

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28
King James Version

My sister gave me a new recliner for my birthday. As I was thinking about the love she showed me when she gave the recliner to me, it reminded me of our precious Saviour's unconditional love to us. The heart of Jesus is big enough to love everyone in the world. He loves all of us with the same love and doesn't play favorites like some parents do. If you are lonely, discouraged and feel like giving up, allow Jesus to hold you on His lap. He will also carry us through all the dark valleys and crises in our life. I've lost track of the many times He has comforted me and encouraged me to keep going when I felt like giving up.

We can't make it without Jesus. There is too much violence, hatred and criticism in this world. We need Jesus every day and every hour. Pastor George O. Web wrote one of my favorite hymns. The words in this beautiful hymn are so true. "I need Jesus, my need I now confess; No friend like Him in times of deep distress; I need Jesus, the need I gladly own; Tho’ some may bear their load alone, Yet I need Jesus." So often we try to do things without asking Jesus for help and then we wonder why we fail.

Jesus has told us in the Bible that we can't do anything without Him. We read in the Bible "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5). Have you told Jesus today how much you love Him and appreciate Him? He has feelings too and He wants us to tell Him we love Him. Thank You, Jesus, for loving us even when we fail You and hurt You.

Joanne Lowe
May 27, 2020