OUR COMPASSIONATE HEALER

“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”

Psalms 147:3 KJV

Jesus is our compassionate Healer.  He not only heals our body, He also heals our broken heart.  When Jesus was here on His mission, He was rejected, cursed, mocked, spat on and beaten beyond recognition so He understands how we feel when we get discouraged and feel like giving up.

If you’re going through a dark valley, tell Jesus.  He really loves you and He cares that you are hurting.  He will pick you up in His loving arms and will carry you until the pain goes away.  We have a tender loving compassionate Saviour Who loves us so much He died for our sins on the cross.

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us.  Please comfort and encourage all those who are hurting.  I love You, Heavenly Father.  Thank You for adopting me into Your family.  I love You, Jesus.  Thank You for dying for me.  I love You, Holy Spirit.  Thank You for teaching me.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen. 

Joanne Lowe

June 21, 2017

WE NEED TO DO IT

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”

Psalms 55:22 KJV

Pastor Charles Albert Tindley wrote one of my favorite hymns “Leave It There”.  “If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain, And your soul is almost sinking in despair, Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal; Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.”

We need to do it.  We need to take our burdens to Jesus and leave them there.  Jesus is able to take care of us and He will never fail us.  There are times when we hurt Him and fail Him but He never fails us.  We have a tender loving compassionate Saviour.  O how I love Jesus!

Joanne Lowe

June 20, 2017

HAPPY IN HIS SERVICE

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Psalms 16:11 KJV

Pastor Alfred Henry Ackley wrote a beautiful and inspiring hymn about serving Jesus “In The Service Of The King”.  I love these words.  “I am happy in the service of the King. I am happy, O so happy! I have peace and joy that nothing else can bring, In the service of the King.”

One of my pastors, Pastor Banta, said in one of his sermons on happiness “If you want to fly higher than a kite, start serving Jesus”.  Pastor Banta was so right because since I started serving Jesus I have been flying higher than a kite.  If you want to fly higher than a kite, start serving Jesus.

Joanne Lowe

June 19, 2017

OUR COMPASSIONATE HEAVENLY FATHER

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 KJV

Our Heavenly Father is not only our loving Father; He is also our compassionate Father.  As we remember our dads on Father’s Day, let us not forget to remember our Heavenly Father, the greatest Father of all.  What unconditional love flowed from His heart for us when He sent His beloved Son to die for our sins.

Precious Heavenly Father,  I love You and I appreciate all that You have done for me.  Happy Father’s Day!  Thank You for adopting me into Your family.  Thank You for the privilege You have given me to serve Your Son.  Please comfort and encourage all who are hurting.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 18, 2017

ENCOURAGEMENT

“So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.”

Isaiah 41:7 KJV

It is very important and even urgent that we encourage one another.  Joyce Landorf Heatherley, a Christian speaker and author, said on one of her teaching tapes “The people we sit next to in church look fine and they look darling but inside they are hurting”.  May God help us to encourage one another.

When we encourage people, we are also encouraging Jesus.  We read in the Bible.  “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.”  Have we encouraged Jesus today?

Joanne Lowe

June 17, 2017

HIS PROMISE TO US

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

John 14:1-3 KJV

Has anyone ever promised to do something but didn’t do it?  Jesus always does what He promises.  His promise to us is that we will be with Him in Heaven.  Think about it.  We are going to have the privilege of being with Jesus.  It brings tears of happiness to my eyes to know I am going to be with Him.

Heavenly Father, You are a compassionate tender loving Father and I love You and appreciate You.  Thank You for the privilege of serving Jesus.  I pray for all who are discouraged.  Please comfort and encourage them as You have done for me so many times.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 16, 2017

ARE WE PRAISING HIM

“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”

Psalms 63:3 KJV

Rev. Thomas Ken wrote a very familiar hymn, one that all of us have probably sang at one time “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”.  We sing this hymn but are we praising Him?  Do we praise Him all the time or just when things are going our way?  We should praise God every minute of the day.

If you are going through a dark valley and feel like nobody cares or loves you, remember God loves you so much He gave His beloved Son to die on the cross for your sins.  There is no such thing as a gloomy Christian.  No matter how many valleys and crises we have, we can be happy because God loves us.’’

One of the definitions I found in the dictionary for gloomy is “hopeless or despairing”.  There is no such thing as a hopeless Christian.  If we have invited Jesus into our heart to be our personal Saviour, we are assured of a home in Heaven with Jesus for all eternity.  Are you shouting with happiness yet?

Joanne Lowe

June 15, 2017