PRECIOUS

"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,"

Philippians 3:8
King James Version

I dearly love my family and my Pastor and I have many other friends who I love but the love I have for them is nothing compared to the love I have for my precious Saviour. I know that my family loves me but nobody loves us like Jesus loves us. His love is unconditional and no matter what we do, He will always love us. It is a privilege to be loved by the Saviour of the world.

Squire Parsons, Jr. wrote one of the most beautiful and heart touching hymns I have ever heard "He Came to Me". I love these words. "The gulf that separated me from Christ, my Lord, It was so vast the crossing I could never ford; From where I was to His domain, it seemed so far, I cried, "Dear Lord, I cannot come to where you are." He came to me, O, He came to me. When I could not come to where He was, He came to me. That's why He died on Calvary, When I could not come to where He was, He came to me."

I was in a crippling devastating depression for many years and I really believed nobody loved me or cared if I lived or died. Then one happy day, Jesus came to me. He put His loving arms around me and told me He loves me and will never leave me. He has kept His promise and He 
has never left me, not even for one minute.

If you ever think nobody loves you or cares about you, remember the cross and the excrutiating pain and agony that Jesus suffered on the cross for you. What a Saviour! What a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth and one happy day He is coming back for us and we will be with Him for all eternity. Are you shouting with happiness yet? I will never understand how people can shout and cheer for their favorite sports team but never cheer for Jesus. I believe we hurt our precious Saviour many times. Jesus has feelings and He wants us to tell Him we love Him just as we want Him to tell us that He loves us. Thank You, Jesus, for loving us.

Joanne Lowe
May 29, 2020