AN EVERLASTING LOVE

Loving Jesus will make us perfectly happy. Being faithful to Jesus will give us perfect joy and peace. Jesus waits for us to invite Him into our hearts. Our love means so much to Him. He asks for our love, which is most precious to Him. It is what He desires most. "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind "- (Matthew 22:37).

"I have loved you with an everlasting love " - (Jeremiah 31:3). What a wonderful assurance of God's love. Jesus wants us to enter into a relationship of love with Him. He longs for us to be united with Him, and in Him. Jesus wants us to share everything with Him. He longs to be one with us. He wants to be right in the centre of our hearts. Jesus is waiting for our response to His love. He wants an affirmation of our love, and a surrender of our wills.

The love of Jesus will flow into our hearts like a divine stream. It will be in direct proportion to our commitment to Him. Our love for Jesus will make us say: "Lord, take my life and everything that makes it worth living. I love You, and I give You everything. I will hold nothing back from You. Let Your blessed Will be done in my life." All Jesus wants is our fervent love. Nothing makes Him happier than our love. And nothing makes us happier than the clear-cut knowledge that He loves us. We are so privileged to love Him, who gave His life for us. What a blessed assurance of divine love. “For no one can imagine the good things that God has prepared for those that love Him” - (1 Corinthians 2:9).

"She loved much" - (Luke 7:47). When we open our hearts to God and His love, we realise how lovely Jesus is, and how truly worthy of love. Jesus pours His love into our hearts, and it then flows powerfully back to Himself. Jesus is the focus of our love. Our concern is Jesus Himself. Our hearts are kindled with love for Him. We long to do something for Him. We do what His tender heart desires most deeply. We give Him our love.

"She loved much" is the greatest, dearest and noblest tribute Jesus can pay. When we love Jesus deeply, our love for Him leads us to do something beautiful for Him. We want to minister unto Jesus with our love. Christ has restored us to grace, and we want to bring Him glory. We long to refresh Jesus with our love. His tender heart longs for such a love. A holy fountain of love wells up joyfully in our hearts. We find ourselves ministering unto Jesus with overflowing love.

© Miriam Jacob