DO WE CARE

"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

John 13:35
King James Version

We say that we love one another but do we really care? Do we care when we see someone who is suicidal and feels like giving up? We take our friends and family to see the doctor when they are sick but do we take people to see Jesus, the great Physician, when they are hurting emotionally and they feel like giving up and going to bed and staying there? Only Jesus can heal a broken heart and only Jesus can make things right again when people say things that hurt us and do things that hurt us.

Rev. George O. Web wrote a hymn that I believe he wrote from the depths of his heart "I Need Jesus". "I need Jesus, my need I now confess; No friend like Him in times of deep distress; I need Jesus, the need I gladly own; Tho’ some may bear their load alone, yet I need Jesus." There have been times in my life when I was in such emotional pain that I didn't want to get out of bed and wouldn't have got out of bed had I not known that 

Jesus still loved me and cared that I was hurting.

Yes, Jesus cares when we are hurting and it hurts Him when we are sad and discouraged. We talk a lot about us being sad and discouraged but what about Jesus being sad and discouraged? Jesus allowed them to spit on Him, curse Him, mock Him, pound nails into Him when He died on the cross for your sins and for my sins. How it must hurt Jesus and break His heart when He sees and hears some of the sarcastic and cruel things we say and do to each other.

It is time we stop hurting Jesus by the cruel words and things that we do that hurt others and start making Him happy by the kind and loving words we say and the kind things we do for one another. Do something kind and loving for someone today and make Jesus happy.

Joanne Lowe
June 13, 2020

THE LIGHT OF LOVE

"And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."

Revelation 21:23
King James Version

Even when it is dark and storming outside, the Light of Love Who is Jesus shines brightly in our heart. Not only is Jesus the Light of Love, He is also the healer of broken hearts. Georgia Stiffler wrote a beautiful and heart touching hymn about our precious Saviour "Healer of Broken Hearts".

Doctors can operate on the heart but only Jesus can heal a broken heart. Many years ago when I was going through that crippling and devastating depression that I went through for forty years, Jesus healed my broken heart. He put His loving arms around me and said "I love you, Joanne, and I won't let anyone hurt you again".

There are no words to express the joy and happiness I felt when Jesus told me He loves me. If you are reading this devotion, know that Jesus loves you and He will always love you. Don't listen to satan when he tells you Jesus doesn't love you because that is a lie.

There is nothing you could ever do that would make Jesus stop loving you. He loves us even when we hurt Him. He loved you yesterday. He loves you today and He will love you forever. Allow Jesus to pick you up and carry you in His loving arms until the pain goes away. O how I love Jesus!

Joanne Lowe
June 12, 2020

WILL YOU GO

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."

Isaiah 6:8
King James Version

If we will listen with our heart, we will hear Jesus asking us "Will you go?" Harry Dixon Loes wrote the hymn "Everybody Ought to Know" The words in this hymn remind us that Jesus wants us to go and tell everyone that He loves them. "Everybody ought to know Everybody ought to know Who Jesus is." When is the last time you told someone that Jesus loves him or her?

Mary Brown wrote one of my favorite hymns "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go". We sing this beautiful hymn but do we really mean the words that we sing? "It may not be on the mountain’s height, Or over the stormy sea; It may not be at the battle’s front My Lord will have need of me; But if by a still, small voice He calls To paths I do not know, I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in Thine, I’ll go where You want me to go."

When God called me to be a missionary, I didn't know where He wanted me to go. When I walked down the aisle that Sunday morning during the invitation and told the pastor God had called me to be a missionary, the pastor prayed for me and told me not to wait until God showed me what He wanted me to do. The pastor said start telling everyone you see that Jesus loves them.

God did not send me to another country. He gave me the ministry of writing daily devotions with His help. The desire of my heart is to make Jesus happy. He has done so much for me and has been so faithful to me. He has never left me, not even for a minute. When I'm going through a dark valley or a crisis, He picks me up in His loving arms and carries me until the pain goes away.

You may think that you can't serve Jesus but all we have to do is be willing to serve Him and He will open the door where He wants us to go and help us do what He wants us to do. The most important thing Jesus wants us to do is to tell everyone that He loves them. However, it is not enough to tell people that Jesus loves them, we must prove it to them by our kind words and loving actions.

Have you answered the call of Jesus on your life? Is Jesus first in your heart and life? Have you told Jesus you love Him today? He has feelings too and He wants us to tell Him that we love Him. I love Jesus with all my heart. He is the reason I'm living and the Joy of my heart and one happy day, I will have the privilege of seeing Him face to face. How i long for that day. I'm going to give Him a big hug and spend eternity telling Him that I love Him.

Joanne Lowe
June 12, 2020

HIS PRECIOUS NAME

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6
King James Version

Rev. William C. Martin wrote the beautiful hymn "The Name of Jesus". I love the words in this hymn. "The name of Jesus is so sweet, I love its music to repeat; It makes my joys full and complete, The precious name of Jesus!" Our loving Saviour does so much for us and He asks so little of us. There really is no sweeter or greater name than the Name of Jesus. When I am sad and discouraged, I say His precious Name and I feel better. I have said this many times and I will keep saying it until God calls me home. Nobody loves you like Jesus loves you and nobody ever will. His love is unconditional and unending.

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving Your beloved Son to die on the cross for our sins so we can be saved and go to Heaven. I pray for every man, every woman, every boy and every girl. If they haven't invited Jesus into their heart to be their personal Saviour, may today they open the door of their heart to Jesus. I love You, dear Father. Thank You for the privilege You have given me to serve Jesus. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.

Joanne Lowe
June 11, 2020

YES HE CARES

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

1 Peter 5:7

King James Version

Rev. Frank E. Graeff wrote the beautiful heart touching hymn "Does Jesus Care?" I'm so glad the words in this hymn are true and Jesus does care. "Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares, His heart is touched with my grief; When the days are weary, the long nights dreary, I know my Savior cares."

Jesus knows how to feel to be all alone. Our precious Saviour was alone when He died on the cross for us. Even God had to turn away from our Saviour because Jesus had taken our sins on Him and God can't look on sin. If ever someone understands how it feels to be all alone, it is Jesus.

If you are discouraged and hurting today, tell Jesus. He will pick you up in His loving arms and will carry you through all the dark valleys in your life. He loves you so much and He longs to comfort you. We have a loving compassionate Saviour. He not only will comfort you, He will never leave you not even for a minute. O how I love Jesus!

Joanne Lowe
June 10, 2020

JESUS CARES AND LOVES US

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

Matthew 11:28
King James Version

Pastor Edmund S. Lorenz wrote one of my favorite hymns "Tell It To Jesus". "Are you weary, are you heavy hearted? Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus. Are you grieving over joys departed? Tell it to Jesus alone."  John W. Peterson wrote the beautiful heart touching hymn "No One Understands Like Jesus". The words in this hymn bring tears to my eyes to know Jesus loves us this much. "No one understands like Jesus; Ev'ry woe He sees and feels; Tenderly He whispers comfort, And the broken heart He heals."

On August 14, 1980, I confessed my sins to God asked Him to forgive me and invited Jesus into my heart to be my personal Saviour. Jesus not only saved me by His cleansing redeeming blood, He also gave me a new heart. "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh" (Ezekiel 26:36).

We have a tender compassionate Saviour Who loves us unconditionally. There is nothing you could ever do that would make Him stop loving you. Jesus loved you yesterday. He loves you today and He will love you tomorrow and for all eternity. Thank you, dear Jesus, for loving us and for never leaving us. I love You and appreciate all You have done for me.

Joanne Lowe
June 9, 2020

OUR SAVIOUR

"And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."

John 4:42
King James Version

Lelia N. Morris wrote a beautiful hymn about our Saviour "Tis Marvelous and Wonderful". I love these words in this beautiful hymn. "The Savior has come in His mighty power, And spoken peace to my soul; And all of my life from that very hour I’ve yielded to His control, I’ve yielded to His control. Wonderful, wonderful, Marvelous and wonderful, What He has done for my soul! The half has never been told; Oh, it is wonderful. It is marvelous and wonderful, What Jesus has done for this soul of mine! The half has never been told."

It is impossible to tell everything that Jesus has done for me. The greatest thing my precious Saviour has done for me was to die for my sins so I can go to Heaven. I have said this countless times and I will keep saying it until God calls me home. Nobody loves us like Jesus loves us and nobody ever will. Think about it. What a privilege is ours to be loved by the Saviour of the world. O how I love Jesus and one happy joyous day we are going to see Him face to face. I'm going to give Him a big hug and spend eternity telling Him how much I love Him.

Joanne Lowe
June 8, 2020