“If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God.” John 8:42
She was the icon of modern pop music, with more than 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide sold worldwide. She was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. The Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all time. When she tragically died recently, she was only 48.
The night before she suddenly died, she sang the words to an old hymn titled “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” at a pre-Grammy party. As far as we know, “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” was the last song that the queen of pop, Whitney Houston, who many call “the Voice,” sung.
We all want to experience love in our lives. We want to know that someone loves us just for who we are. Well, God is really the only somebody who loves us just for who we are, unconditionally and fully, without fail. He offers the kind of love that makes life worth living. Yes, indeed, Jesus does love you and yes, indeed, Jesus does love me. His love is a love that you don’t have to earn. It is an unconditional love that is stronger than any human love.
God’s love is free and applies to every person he ever created, but our love for Him through His Son Jesus Christ is a matter of our own choice. We can accept Him or reject Him.
Do you really love Jesus? Or do you just say that you love Jesus? You can lie to your friends. You can lie to your family. You can lie to your spouse. You can even lie to yourself. But, you cannot lie to Jesus. He is not persuaded by your words. He can see directly into your heart.
Jesus did not ask Peter this question three times because he was hard of hearing or slow to comprehend Peter’s answers! The fact that Jesus asks Peter this question – “do you love me?” – three times is very significant.
Peter is hurt when Jesus asks him a third time, most likely because it made him recall his own three-fold denial of Jesus. This story emphasizes the prominence of Peter among the Apostles and demonstrates how, despite his denial, Peter is restored – reconciled with Jesus – through Jesus’ forgiveness of sins.
We too, like Peter, can be restored, reconciled and forgiven when we truly turn to love Him. The question is not if Jesus loves us. That is a given.
The question is do we truly love him?
She was the icon of modern pop music, with more than 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide sold worldwide. She was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. The Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all time. When she tragically died recently, she was only 48.
The night before she suddenly died, she sang the words to an old hymn titled “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” at a pre-Grammy party. As far as we know, “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” was the last song that the queen of pop, Whitney Houston, who many call “the Voice,” sung.
We all want to experience love in our lives. We want to know that someone loves us just for who we are. Well, God is really the only somebody who loves us just for who we are, unconditionally and fully, without fail. He offers the kind of love that makes life worth living. Yes, indeed, Jesus does love you and yes, indeed, Jesus does love me. His love is a love that you don’t have to earn. It is an unconditional love that is stronger than any human love.
God’s love is free and applies to every person he ever created, but our love for Him through His Son Jesus Christ is a matter of our own choice. We can accept Him or reject Him.
Do you really love Jesus? Or do you just say that you love Jesus? You can lie to your friends. You can lie to your family. You can lie to your spouse. You can even lie to yourself. But, you cannot lie to Jesus. He is not persuaded by your words. He can see directly into your heart.
Jesus did not ask Peter this question three times because he was hard of hearing or slow to comprehend Peter’s answers! The fact that Jesus asks Peter this question – “do you love me?” – three times is very significant.
Peter is hurt when Jesus asks him a third time, most likely because it made him recall his own three-fold denial of Jesus. This story emphasizes the prominence of Peter among the Apostles and demonstrates how, despite his denial, Peter is restored – reconciled with Jesus – through Jesus’ forgiveness of sins.
We too, like Peter, can be restored, reconciled and forgiven when we truly turn to love Him. The question is not if Jesus loves us. That is a given.
The question is do we truly love him?