HE UNDERSTANDS

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."

Matthew 2 5:21
King James Version

Lucie Eddie Campbell wrote one of my favorite hymns "He'll Understand and Say Well Done".  I'm so glad the words in this hymn are true.  " If when you give the best of your service, Telling the world that the Savior is come; Be not dismayed when men don't believe you; He understands; he'll say, "Well done."

Jesus understands when we get discouraged and feel like giving up.  I'm sure there were times when He felt all alone and thought about giving up.  However, He didn't give up.  Jesus wanted to complete the mission His Father had given Him.  He did finish His mission.  He died on the cross for our sins.  What a Saviour!  What a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth!

Margaret Clarkson wrote the beautiful heart touching hymn "So Send I You".  "So send I you to labor unrewarded, To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown, To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing- So send I you to toil for Me alone. So send I you to bind the bruised and broken, O’er wand’ring souls to work, to weep, to wake, To bear the burdens of a world aweary- So send I you to suffer for My sake."

Yes, Jesus understands when we feel like going to bed and staying there.  When we feel like that, we need to ask Jesus to help us and He will help us.  I have lost track of the many times He has picked me up in His loving arms and carried me through the dark valleys in my life and put me once again on the mountain top of happiness.

Are you serving Jesus?  If not, why aren't you.  He may not call you to be a missionary or send you to another country but He is calling everyone of us to tell everyone that He loves them so much He died for them.  When is the last time you hugged someone for Jesus?  You may not be comfortable hugging someone but all of us can comfort people with our loving words and actions.

Most important of all, have you told Jesus that you love Him today?  If Jesus didn't tell me every day that He loves me, it would break my heart.  Thank You, Jesus, for loving us.  I love You so much and I long for the day when I will have the privilege of seeing You face to face.

Joanne Lowe

June 30, 2020