AND JESUS CRIES

"When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!"

John 11:33-35
King James Version

Jesus cries when we are hurting. A dad tells his son "Get out! You are no longer a member of this family" and Jesus cries. I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God because our Heavenly Father will never hit us, tell us that we're no good and kick us out of Heaven. When we confess our sins, ask God to forgive us and invite Jesus into our heart to be our personal Saviour, we are part of God's family for eternity.

Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote the beautiful heart touching hymn "The Family of God". I love the words in this hymn. " From the door of an orphanage to the house of the King - No longer an outcast, a new song I sing; From rags unto riches, from the weak to the strong, I'm not worthy to be here, but praise God I belong!"

No, we are not worthy to be part of the family of God until the redeeming cleansing blood of our Saviour is applied to our heart for the forgiveness of our sins. We know that Jesus loves us. He proved how much He loves us when He died for our sins on the cross.

The question each one of us needs to answer is "Do I love Jesus and if I do, what am I doing to prove I love Him?" Is Jesus first in our heart, in our life and in everything we do? May God have mercy on us if we are doing things and saying things that hurt His beloved Son. Let's become lighthouses of love for Jesus by allowing His unconditional love to flow through us to all we meet.

Joanne Lowe
July 25, 2020