ALL THAT MATTERS

"Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."

Acts 3:1- 6
King James Version

I have had the privilege of serving Jesus by writing a devotion every day for over fifteen years. During these fifteen years, I have received emails from people who have asked me to pray for them. It breaks my heart that I don't have the money to send to people when I know they need it. However, I have something better than money to give you and that is to tell you that you are loved by the Saviour of the world, Who loves you so much He died for you.

It's nice to have enough money to buy the things we want and to go places we want to go. However, having the privilege, and it is a privilege, to serve Jesus is more important to me. I don't have money to send you but I can tell you that Jesus loves you and knowing that Jesus loves us should make us shout with joy.

Jesus loves you. There is nothing you could ever do that would make Jesus stop loving you. We know He loves us and He proved how much He loves us when He allowed them to crucify Him on the cross for our sins. The question all of should ask ourselves is "Do I love Jesus and if I do, what am I doing to prove to Him that I love Him?

Are you serving Jesus? If not, why aren't you serving Him? Jesus left His Father, His home and all that He had to come to earth and die on the cross for our sins. Jesus deserves to have first place in our heart, in our time and in our life. May God help us to get out of our comfort zone and serve Jesus. He is the "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS". O how I love Jesus!

Joanne Lowe
July 22, 2020