I was visiting in a foreign country, far away from my home and my family. I was feeling lonely that day, wishing I could see my wife and children. A short while later I heard a voice singing, and I stopped to listen. What do you think I heard? I looked over to the house next door to the one where I was staying. There, on the front porch sitting in a little rocking chair, was a little girl. As she rocked back and forth, she sang,
Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
I cannot tell you how much this cheered me. I am sure the Lord Jesus was using that little girl to shine for Him and to tell others, anyone who would listen, about His love for them.
Do you know that Jesus loves you? He loves you so much that He died on the cruel cross of Calvary for you. He wants you to know that He loves you, and He wants you to trust in Him and let Him wash away your sins in His precious blood.
Just tell Him that you are a sinner and that you want Him to wash your sins away—and He will! Then you will have peace and be able to sing from your heart, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”
“The Son of God [Jesus] ... loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
ML-12/21/2014