OUR PRECIOUS SAVIOUR

“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.”

Luke 23:33 KJV

Marvin P. Dalton wrote “O What A Savior”  Every time I hear this hymn, I get tears in my eyes to think that my Saviour loves me so much He died for me.  “Oh what a Savior, oh Hallelujah His heart was broken on Calvary His hands were nail scarred, His side was riven He gave His life’s blood for even me.”

Four words “O What A Saviour”, there are not enough words to describe the unconditional love Jesus has for you and for me.  You may wonder why Jesus died for you like I used to wonder.  It is because not only does He give love, He is Love.  If someone asks you Who Jesus is, tell him or her that He is Love.

O what a Saviour we are privileged to know and have!  Do you understand yet how much Jesus loves you?  Have you allowed it to go from head knowledge to heart knowledge?  The Love of Jesus, unconditional love, is the answer to everything and every situation.  Please join me in praising our Saviour!

Joanne Lowe

April 21, 2018

HAVE YOU COME TO JESUS

“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.  Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.”

Psalms 130:1,2 KJV

Pastor William True Sleeper wrote “Jesus, I Come”.  “Out of my bondage, sorrow, and night, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light, Jesus, I come to Thee; Out of my sickness, into Thy health, Out of my want and into Thy wealth, Out of my sin and into Thyself Jesus, I come to Thee.”

Have you come to Jesus for help?  I have many times.  What a healing balm it is to our weary battle scarred heart to know that we can come to Jesus when we are hurting and need Him.  The question we need to answer is “Do I go to Jesus just to tell Him how much I love and appreciate Him?

I think sometimes we treat Jesus like He is a puppet and only take Him down when we need something.  Jesus is the “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” and He is to be treated with respect.  Do you realize that it is a privilege to be loved by the Saviour of the world?  O how He loves you.

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for the times we take Jesus for granted and neglect to tell Him how much we love Him.  I know that it hurts You to see how Your Son is treated at times.  Heavenly Father, I pray for all who are discouraged, please encourage them.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

April 20, 2018

EVERYTHING

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

Isaiah 1:18 KJV

Elvina Mable Hall wrote one of my favorite hymns that brings tears of gratitude to my eyes for what Jesus did for me.   “Jesus Paid It All.”  I’m so glad these words are true.  “Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.”  What a precious loving Saviour we have.

There is nothing we could ever do to be clean enough or good enough to go to Heaven.  We can’t work for it.  We can’t buy our way into Heaven.  It is only through the redeeming cleansing blood of Jesus that we can be saved and spend eternity in Heaven with Jesus.

Do you understand yet how much Jesus loves you?  He allowed them to beat Him beyond recognition, spit on Him, curse Him, mock Him and nail Him to the old rugged cross.  He could have come down from the cross.  All the nails in the world couldn’t have kept Him on the cross but He stayed on the cross for us.

Rev. Ray Overholt wrote a heart touching hymn about our precious Saviour “Ten Thousand Angels”.  “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.”  Thank God for the love of our Saviour.

Yes, everything we have belongs to Jesus.  He should have first priority in our heart, in our life, in our time and in everything we do.  If ever someone deserves to be honored, loved and praised, it is Jesus, the Saviour of the world.  All hail, King Jesus!

Joanne Lowe

April 19, 2018

ONE HAPPY JOYOUS DAY

“And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 14:62 KJV

Jim Hill wrote the beautiful hymn “What A Day That Will Be”.  I love these words in this heart touching hymn.  “There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come No more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye. All is peace forevermore on that happy golden shore, What a day, glorious day that will be.”

One day there will be no more tears or sorrow because Jesus, the Saviour of the world, is coming back for us to take us home to Heaven and we will be with Him for all eternity.  Think about it.  We will be with Jesus forever and there won’t be anything to make us sad and cry.  O how I long for the day when I see Jesus.

If you are going through a dark valley and don’t think you can take another step or give another smile, tell Jesus.  When He was here on His mission, He too went through dark valleys and had much heartache so He understands how we feel.  He will pick us up and carry us until the pain goes away.

Just to say His beautiful Name fills my heart with joy.  One happy day, we will see Him face to face. These words in this hymn bring tears of happiness to my eyes.  “What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, And I look upon His face,”  Jesus loves you, dear friend,  more than you know.

Joanne Lowe

April 18, 2018

DO THEY

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”

Romans 8:29 KJV

Leila Naylor Morris wrote the hymn “Can the World See Jesus in You?”  Every Christian needs to search their heart and answer this question.  “Can the world see Jesus in me?  Can the world see Jesus in you?  Does your love to Him ring true, And your life and service, too?  Can the world see Jesus in you?”

 Can we honestly say that the world sees Jesus in us in our actions and hear Him in the things we say?  I want everyone to know I love Jesus by the things I do and the words I say.  May God help us to live for Jesus every day in every way.  Let’s lead others to Jesus by our actions and by our words.

Joanne Lowe

April 17, 2018

YES IT WAS

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20 KJV

Rose Nicol Coull wrote the hymn “Was It for Me?”  The words in this hymn should make us fall on our knees and praise the One Who loves us so much He died for us.  “Was it for me, the nails, the spear, The cruel thorns, the mocking jeer, That rugged cross, ’twixt earth and sky—Was it for me He came to die?”

Yes, it was for us He came to die.  Think about it.  Jesus had never sinned yet He willingly walked that long lonely road to Calvary and allowed them to beat Him beyond recognition, spit on Him, mock Him, curse Him and pound nails into His hands which I believe He felt in His heart.

If you ever doubt you are loved, remember the cross and the agony and torture Jesus endured for you.  No one loves you like Jesus loves you and nobody ever will.  O how I love Jesus and one day I will have the privilege and joy of seeing Him face to face.  I am going to hug Him and tell Him how much I love Him.

If you have never invited Jesus into your heart to be your personal Saviour, I urge you, I plead with you to admit you are a sinner, ask God to forgive you and invite Jesus into your heart before it is too late.  One day it will be too late to say yes to Jesus.  Don’t put it off.  Do it now!

Joanne Lowe

April 16, 2018

THERE IS A CONDITION

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV

Our loving Heavenly Father has many good things prepared for us but there is a condition.  Our Scripture verse reads “God hath prepared for them that love him.”  We can tell people we love Him and give money and do good things for people but God can see into our heart.  He knows if we love Him.  We can’t fool Him.

When you love someone, you want to spend time with that person.  How much time do we spend with our Heavenly Father?  Do we talk to Him when we get up in the morning or are we too busy?  If we are too busy to spend time with God, we need to rearrange our schedule and make sue that He comes first.

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for putting things and people ahead of You.  You have done so much for us.  You gave Your beloved Son to die on the cross for our sins.  Help us to put You first in our heart, in our life and in everything we do.  I love You, Heavenly Father.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

April 15, 2018