THE LAST TIME

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

John 13:34,35 KJV

There are many people who are lonely and discouraged.  There are also people who are so sad and so discouraged that they are thinking about committing suicide.  I know this is true because many years ago, I was one of those people.  I really believed that no one loved me and that I didn’t have a right to live. 

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.”  We don’t know what is going on in someone’s heart because we can’t see their heart but Jesus sees and He knows.

When is the last time you hugged someone?  I believe Jesus hugged people.  If you’re not comfortable hugging people, hug them with loving words and reassure them that Jesus loves them.  May God help us to be disciples who love one another and lead others to Jesus by our loving actions and words.

Heavenly Father, thank You for being a loving compassionate Father Who not only hugs us with words but also hugs us by Your actions.  The biggest hug You gave us was when You gave Jesus to die for our sins on the cross and pay the price we could never have paid.  Thank You.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

May 2, 2018