Dear Ones, Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Many graduations happening and one is our grandson in Kansas, and we understand it is going to be 91 degrees! We have a trip planned in 3 weeks and will celebrate with him then. EmojiEmoji
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How well do we know we are loved? I always smile when I read about the disciple John, as he calls himself the one whom Jesus loved. I don’t think he was being arrogant, but rather trusting and believing the words that he heard Jesus say. We might wish we could audibly hear those words from Jesus lips, but we do have the best source and that is the Bible where we have so many scriptures of how Jesus loves us. I get tears in my eyes when I hear little children singing loudly and with certainty that Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so. We need to be more like them that just believe and accept that as reality. He never would have died for us, if He didn’t love us!

We don’t have to earn His love, and neither does He withhold His love when we don’t do things right. Just as we who are parents desire our children to obey, but when they are disobedient we still love them, although we must discipline them. Every time we say the Lord’s prayer, we are calling on our Heavenly Father’s will to be done in our lives, and that means trusting Jesus to guide our lives according to His plan and not ours. When we know He really loves us, we can rest in the fact that His will is best and we don’t need to get stressed about the big things or the little things.

Would we be able to say, “I am Judy, the one whom Jesus loves.” or “I am Tom, the one whom Jesus loves.” When we are adopted into God’s family we can say, “I am the chosen one whom Jesus loves.” Even before we came to know the Lord and sinned greatly, He loved us, desired for us to come to know that love and receive Him. How amazing it is we don’t have to work for His love but can call Him Father? Let us not doubt His love for us!

Challenge for today: Sit in quietness and reflect on I John 3:1, “See what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” Then go into your day thanking Him that you are His beloved child.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy