Sing
it; Jesus loves me this I know….
In
the oddest of places, I discovered a wonderful gift shop in car wash. While they
detailed my car, I perused the shop, delighted by so many beautiful things.
There were unique greeting cards and candies, framed artwork and various other
gift ideas. But what caught my eye, captured my heart, a wooden carving that
simply read: Jesus knows me, this I love…
Jesus
knows me – and He loves me. Knowing me better than I know myself, He sees my
flaws, my secrets, my shortcomings, my sin… and yet He loves me. He sees
Himself in me.
Nothing
I do will cause His love for me to cease or grow cold.
Nothing
I do will cause His love for me to increase or grow greater.
His
love never changes. He changes not. He is the same yesterday, today and
forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
I
change, daily. Yet God knows my end from the beginning. (Isaiah 46:10) He not
only knows every ugly detail about my past, He’s already seen the mistakes I’ll
make in the future, too. And yes, He loves me still.
Jesus knows me, this I LOVE.
This afternoon I was talking to
my granddaughter about why she kept waking up last night. She said several
times, "I had to." You know me, I probed deeper, she said she had a
dream. I don't even know if two year olds know what a dream is. I asked her if she
dreamt about Jesus. Her eyes lit up, she said, "Yes!" I asked her,
"What did He say to you?" She answered so sweetly. She smiled and
said, "I love you." Of course, my delight was genuine, "He said
He loves you?!" She nodded and her eyes got all shiny. When her mom got
back, I told her about our exchange. She said, "You know where she got
that? From her Peek-A-Boo Jesus book. In the story He tells her 'I love you.' It’s
her favorite book.”
She knows Jesus loves her! I was
24 years old before I believed that!
Jesus loves
me, this I know!
That is just fantastic. I love that & I am gonna try to find that book for my Grand Children. Bif anyone knows where I can find it, PLEASE let me know. TU!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen! In the article the title of the book is in blue. (Peek-A-Boo Jesus). Click on those blue words and it will take you to Amazon.com - to the right page to find her books! Loretta is a precious friend of mine, most likely the smartest person I know personally.... :)
ReplyDeleteWow, Helen, you honor me with this. I don't know what I did to deserve it, but I thank you from the depths of my heart. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm the one who's honored, Loretta! I'm honored to hear my granddaughter's joyful boast that Jesus loves her!
ReplyDeleteI'm honored to know you - the woman who's words God has chosen to resound in Fiona's heart. I can tell her that Jesus loves her till I'm blue in the face. But your book deposits that truth into the secret places of her heart....where the reality of those precious words will continue to come alive over and over and over again for the rest of her life.
Yes, I'm the one who's honored! Thank YOU!