MY ARMS ARE OPEN

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

Matthew 11:28 KJV

Are you weary and tired?  Do you feel like giving up?  If you will listen with your heart, you will hear Jesus saying to you, “I love you and I care about you.  I long to give you rest if you will only come to Me”.  If you’re tired and heartbroken, allow Jesus to comfort you and give you rest.

Just as Jesus has His arms open to give us rest, we should also encourage and comfort one another and help one another.  We need each other.  Even Jesus needed companionship.  If He needed friends, how much more you and I need one another.  May God help us to be encouragers to one another.

Jesus has His arms open for us and He also has His heart open for us.  What about us?  Have we opened our heart not only to receive Him as our personal Saviour, but also to make Him Lord of our life and heart?  It is very important that we tell Jesus how much we love Him and appreciate Him.  He has feelings too.

I think we sometimes put Him on a shelf like a puppet and only take Him down when we need something or want something.  May God forgive us.  If ever someone deserves to be loved, respected, honored and adored, it is Jesus.  He is the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.  O how I love Jesus.    

Joanne Lowe

August 11, 2016