WHAT ARE WE SAYING

“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 7:20,21 KJV

Gordon Jensen wrote one of the most beautiful hymns about our precious Saviour that I have ever heard “Written In Red”.  The words in this hymn describe the unconditional love of Jesus for you and for me.  “I love you, I love you That’s what Calvary said I love you, I love you written in red.”

When Jesus was hanging on the cross with the blood flowing down His beaten and abused body, He was saying to us that He loves us.  Jesus not only tells us He loves us, He also proved to us how much He loves us when He allowed them to beat Him beyond recognition and crucify Him.

Yes, Jesus was saying and also showing us how much He loves us when He died on the cross for our sins.  What are we saying to Him and to others by our words and our actions?  Do people know we love Jesus by the things we do and the words we say?  Does Jesus know we love Him by what we do and say?

A pastor once said in a sermon “There was a man who everyone loved and they thought he was really great.  This man was a deacon in the church and taught Sunday school and he also sang in the choir but when he went home he beat his wife”.  May God help us to be kind and loving to Jesus and to others.

Heavenly Father, help us to love others unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love.  Jesus, thank You for dying for me.  I love You so much.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

November 1, 2015