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“As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love” (John 15:9).
The Lord Jesus was just about to go to the cross and die, to put away their sins. He reminded His disciples of His love to them, and told them that it was the same love as God the Father had for Him, His beloved Son. This is a wonderful thing, and perhaps we do not realize enough what it means. We all know how much it means to us to know that someone really loves us. But is there any human love that is like divine love? No, for the Lord Jesus loves us with the same love as the Father loves Him.
When I was young, we had an older brother who used to tell us, “Memorize this verse and repeat it to yourself every day of your life!” It was good advice, although I have to confess that I have not done it every day.
Even if you have had a happy life as a child, you will find that when you have to go out into the world, you will have some difficult times. It is a sinful, selfish world out there, and we all experience it. Perhaps some of you who read this calendar are growing up in unhappy homes. Whoever we are, if we know the Lord Jesus as our Savior, we can go out every day, either to school or to work, with the sense in our souls of the Lord’s love for us. This is a tremendous encouragement!
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