WHY DO YOU

"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;"

Psalms 107:2
King James Version

I have been asked why I share personal things. It is because the Bible tells us to share what Jesus has done for us.  Jesus has done so much for me. He took my hardened heart away and gave me a new heart.

"And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:" Ezekiel 11:19

It was very hard for me to forgive the man who raped me but I knew Jesus wanted me to forgive the man so I prayed and asked God to help me forgive him.

We don't know what is going on in a person's heart. We don't know why people kill people, rape people and do other things that hurt Jesus and break His heart.

When a baby is born, the baby is not born with a heart of hatred. The baby grows up doing and saying what he sees and hears. This is why it is so important that we set a good example for our children.

This always reminds me of what a teenage boy said to his parents. "You go to church. You teach Sunday school and sing in the choir but when you come home you criticize the pastor and the sermon. If this is what being a Christian means, I don't want any part of it".

One day every one of us will stand before God and give an account of the example we set for others. May God have mercy on us if we are hurting His beloved Son.

I think we sometimes forget that Jesus has feelings and it hurts Him when we don't love one another as He has commanded us to love each other.

We can't do it by ourselves so we need to ask Jesus to help us love one another and forgive one another just as He loves us and forgives us. I love You, dear Jesus. Thank You for all You have done for me. How I long for the day when I see You face to face.

Joanne Lowe
April 27, 2022