Devotional for 2/17/11
Beautifully arranged, velvet smooth red roses are lying on a bed of lush ferns and delicate white baby’s breathe tied with a bright bow. “I love you” is written clearly with precise bold letters on a note tucked in among the leaves. A shiny gold foiled box with brown satin ribbon sits nearby waiting to be opened.
“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.” John 3:16-18 (The Message)
Did you receive a Valentine this week? It’s nice to have people pay attention to us. But it’s even more important for us to pay attention to God.
When I am feeling alone, misunderstood, and/or a little sorry for myself: I remember a line from a classic piece of British literature, “You desire the love of others too much…even if the whole world were to turn against you, you would not be alone…”
We are never alone. Even on ‘Single’s Awareness Day’ (aka Valentine’s Day) there is One who loves us more faithfully than any human being is capable of doing. Remembering this can help us to get through any day, any mood, and any circumstance.
“I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11 (The Message)
Written by Mary M. Wilkins
Have you received the gift of God’s love for you? Admit that you cannot be perfect (that you have sinned). Believe that Jesus Christ died for you; thus paying the price for your sin. Confess that He is the Son of God and that you have bowed your heart and mind to Him. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (NIV)
Quote: from Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte
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