EVERYONE

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 KJV

Monday night when I went to bed I said “I love You, Heavenly Father” and I thanked God for all He had done for me that day and I asked Him to forgive me for anything that I had done to hurt Him.  Then I prayed and said “Father, please bless everyone I love and be with them.” 

My Pastor sends a Prayer Chain letter every morning and I prayed “Father, please heal, comfort and encourage everyone on the Prayer Chain and everyone You love”.  Then I realized, I had asked God to heal, comfort and encourage every person in the world because He loves everyone in the world.

Frances Townsend wrote a beautiful hymn about our loving Heavenly Father “For God So Loved The World”.  I love these words.  “For God so loved the world, He gave His only Son, to die on Calvary's tree from sin to set me free.  Some day He's coming back, what glory that will be! Wonderful His love to me!”

Yes, one happy joyous day, Jesus is coming back for us.  Are you ready to meet Him if He should come back today?  Is there anything in your heart that hurts Him and breaks His heart?  We need to make sure that our heart is in right standing with God at all times because we don’t know when Jesus is coming for us.

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first” (1 Thessalonians 4:16).  What a joyous happy day it will be when Jesus comes back for us.

Joanne Lowe

August 23, 2018