Dear Young Christian:
Do you really love the Lord? The writer of Psalm 116 begins with the statement, “I love the Lord.” He then goes on to give a reason why: “Because He hath heard my voice and my supplications.”
What a multitude of reasons we could give for loving the Lord Jesus. We love Him for what He is, the eternal Son of God. We love Him for what He became, a perfect, sinless man. We love Him for what He has done for us, by dying on the cross, and we love Him for what He is doing as our living Saviour now.
Like the Psalmist, we love Him for hearing our supplications; we love Him for His grace and for His mercy. We can say with John “We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19), and we can say with Peter, “Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee” (John 21:15-17). How much do you love the Lord? Really think about it this week.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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