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"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

Jeremiah 31:3
King James Version

Jesus always knows when we can't go another step or give another smile because satan has attacked us so much we feel like giving up and going to bed and staying there.

However, Jesus didn't give up when He was hanging on the cross with the blood flowing down His body. He stayed on the cross and we must stay on the battlefield for Him just as He stayed on the cross for us when He was in so much pain and felt so alone.

Ray Overholt wrote a beautiful hymn about Jesus that always brings tears to my eyes to know how much He loves us "TEN THOUSAND ANGELS".

"They bound the hands of Jesus In the garden where He prayed They led Him thro' the streets in shame They spat upon the Savior So pure and free from sin They said crucify Him He's to blame

He could have called ten thousand angels To destroy the world and set Him free He could have called ten thousand angels But He died alone for you and me".

I have said this many times and I will keep saying it until God calls me home to Heaven. No one loves us like Jesus loves us and nobody ever will.

Other people only know what we tell them but Jesus looks into our heart and He sees the loneliness and heartache we try to hide from others.

We should share what God gives us with others but the most important thing we need to share with one another is the love of Jesus. When we are kind and loving to one another, they feel the unconditional love Jesus has for them.

Do others know Jesus loves them by the kind words you say to them and the kind way you treat them? We need to remember that Jesus said when we are kind to others, we are kind fo Him.

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:40

Are we being kind and loving to Jesus or are we hurting Him and breaking His heart by the things we say and the things we do? May God have mercy on us if we are hurting His beloved Son.

Joanne Lowe
January 30, 2023