Jesus Loves Me

     I thought I would mix up my format this time. Rather than introduce God's Word prior to adding my two cents, I am giving the floor to Him. This is one topic of which He knows aplenty! 

    Most of us are familiar with the Sunday School song, "Jesus Loves Me." The words go on to say, "This I know, for the Bible tells me so."  Indeed, the Bible has LOTS to say about the love of God for the simple reason that God IS love. 

    But, enough of my chatter. Let's see how God answers this question: Does Jesus love me?

    "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written, 'For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    "Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

    "Behold, what manner of love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! We love because He first loved us. Whoever does not love, does not know God because God is love.

    "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. And now these three remain; faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

    "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. This is my command: Love each other.

    "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us."

    As we spread the love on Valentine's Day, we must be sure to add, "Jesus loves you!" There's no doubt about it.

PS: All of God's answers were quoted directly from his love letter to us, the Holy Bible.