OUR PRECIOUS SAVIOUR

“After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.  Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”

John 19:28-30

King James Version

I have said this many times and I will say it until God calls me home.  No one loves you like Jesus loves you and nobody ever will.  My favorite hymn which I believe should be the Christian National hymn is “O What a Savior” which was written by Marvin P. Dalton. 

Every time I sing or hear this beautiful heart touching and inspiring hymn I have tears running down my cheeks to think our precious Saviour loves us so much.  “O what a Savior, O hallelujah! His heart was broken on Calvary, His hands were nail scarred, His side was riven,

He gave His life-blood for even me.”

Have  you allowed it to go from head knowledge to heart knowledge that Jesus loves you so much He allowed them to spit on Him, curse Him, mock Him and beat Him beyond recognition for you?  When I think about Jesus suffering all of that and dying for my sins, my heart breaks to know that He suffered all that agony and pain for me.

Rusty Goodman wrote another beautiful heart touching and inspiring hymn “Who Am I”.  “Who am I that The King would bleed and die for Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thine Lord The answer I may never know Why He ever loved me so That to an old rugged cross He'd go For who am I That to an old rugged cross He'd go, for who am I?”

If you ever think nobody loves you, remember the cross and the love Jesus showed for you when He allowed them to crucify Him for you.  Jesus had never done anything wrong yet He allowed them to spit on Him, curse Him, mock Him and beat Him beyond recognition for you and for me.   O how I love Jesus!  He is the Joy of my heart and the reason I get out of bed.

What a joy and what a privilege has been mine to serve Jesus in full time service since January 24, 2005. God called me to be a missionary on October 4, 1998 and I walked down the aisle during the invitation time and shared with my pastor that God had called me to be a missionary.

My pastor took my hand and prayed the most beautiful prayer for me and he told me that God would supply everything I needed and God has supplied everything I need.  My pastor told me not to wait until God told me what He wanted me to do.  My pastor said “Start telling everyone you see that Jesus loves them”.

I don’t have money I can give you but I can tell you that Jesus loves you so much He died for you.  There is nothing you could ever do that would make Jesus stop loving you.  He loved you yesterday.  He loves you today and He will love you forever.  Please join me in praising the “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS”.  Allow it to go from head knowledge to heart knowledge that you are loved by the Saviour of the world.  If you are reading this devotion, it is you that I’m writing to in this devotion.  Your family and friends love you but nobody loves you like Jesus loves you and nobody ever will.

Joanne Lowe

June 7, 2019