ARE YOU TIRED

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30
King James Version

Jesus understands how it feels to be tired. "Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour." John 4:6

Helen H. Lemmel wrote one of my favorite hymns "TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS". We need to keep our eyes on Jesus because He will never leave us or fail us.

"O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? There’s a light for a look at the Savior, And life more abundant and free!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace."

I love You, Jesus. Thank You for loving me, for never leaving me and for all You do for me. One happy joyous day I will have the privilege of seeing You face to face.

Joanne Lowe
April 30, 2022

 HOW OFTEN

"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."

Matthew 18:21, 22
King James Version

If we want God to forgive us, we need to forgive those who hurt us. There was only one perfect person who ever lived or will live and His name is Jesus.

Heavenly Father, please help us to forgive those who hurt us just as You are faithful to forgive us when we hurt You. Thank You for loving me and for adopting me into Your family. I love You and appreciate all You have done for me. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.

Joanne Lowe
April 29, 2022

 HE IS WORTHY

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."

Jude 1:24, 25
King James Version

Gloria and Bill Gaither wrote the beautiful inspiring and heart touching hymn "Worthy the Lamb". Indeed, our precious Saviour is worthy. He is the "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS".

Please join me in praising Him. I love the words in this hymn. "Hear the cries of the shackled from the onset of time For the chains of defeat theres no key See the tears of the broken, the cries of the slaves: Is there no one worthy to set us free?

Then the crying is stilled as the chorus rings out The shackled released from their chains And thousands of voices are swelling the song: Worthy the Lamb that was slain".

Jesus, when I think of how you were beaten, cursed, spat on, and died on the cross for my sins, I am filled with love and gratitude for what You did for me.

Thank You for coming to me when I couldn't come to You.  One happy and joyous day I will have the privilege of seeing You face to face and I am going to spend all eternity praising You. Thank You for loving me when I was so unlovely.

Joanne Lowe
April 28, 2022

 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

 OUR LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

"And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."

Revelation 21:23
King James Version

Jesus is our light in the darkness of despair and discouragement. When we are hurting, He picks us up in His loving arms and carries us until the pain goes away.

Jesus tells us how much He loves us. We read in the Bible. "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10

Thank You, Jesus, for loving us and for being our light in the darkness. I love You and appreciate all You have done for me.

Joanne Lowe
April 26, 2022

 HIS ARMS ARE OPEN

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28
King James Version

If you are tired and feel like giving up, tell Jesus. His arms are open and He will give you rest. Jesus knows how it feels to be tired and need to rest. He loves you and cares about you. Allow our loving Saviour to comfort and encourage you.

"Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour." John 4:6

Fanny Crosby wrote one of my favorite hymns "HE HIDETH MY SOUL" I love the words in this beautiful heart touching hymn.

"A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, A wonderful Savior to me; He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock, Where rivers of pleasure I see.

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise To meet Him in clouds of the sky, His perfect salvation, His wonderful love I’ll shout with the millions on high."

Thank You, dear Jesus, for caring when we are hurting, tired and feel like going to bed and staying there. You're more than our Saviour, You are our best Friend and I love You and appreciate You.

Joanne Lowe
April 25, 2022

 FORGIVENESS

"But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."

Mark 11:26
King James Version

We want God to forgive us when we sin and hurt Him but there are times when we refuse to forgive the ones who hurt us. How dare you and I ask God to forgive us if we aren't willing to forgive those who hurt us.

None of us are perfect. All of us hurt others at times. Instead of letting hatred and unforgiveness remain in our heart, we need to ask God to help us forgive those who hurt us. We should follow the example that Jesus gave us about forgiving others.

"When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." John 8:10,11

May God have mercy on us if we refuse to forgive those who hurt us. He forgave us and we crucified His beloved Son. It was your sins and my sins that Jesus died for on that cross of agony and pain.

Thank You for dying for my sins, Jesus. I love You. Thank You for all You have done for me, especially for never leaving me.

Joanne Lowe
April 24, 2022