ODB: loved well
November 27, 2009
To renew your love for Christ, review Christ’s love for you.
READ: Ephesians 3:14-21
That you . . . may be able to comprehend . . . what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ. —Ephesians 3:17-19
We were gathered with family for Thanksgiving dinner when someone asked if each person would share what he or she was thankful for. One by one we talked. Three-year-old Joshua was thankful for “music,” and Nathan, aged 4, for “horses.” We were all silenced, though, when Stephen (who was soon to turn 5) answered, “I’m thankful that Jesus loves me so well.” In his simple faith, he understood and was grateful for the love of Jesus for him personally. He told us that Jesus showed His love by dying on a cross.
The apostle Paul wanted the believers in the church at Ephesus to understand how well God loved them, and that was his prayer: “That [they would] be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ” (Eph. 3:17-19). He prayed that they would be rooted and grounded in that love.
To ground ourselves in God’s love, it would be helpful to review these verses frequently or even memorize them. We can also take a few minutes each day to thank the Lord for the specific ways He shows His love to us. This will help us to grow in our belief and be thankful—as Stephen is—that Jesus loves us “so well.” — Anne Cetas
Source: Our Daily Bread
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I read this when i woke up this morning and it gave me such encouragement! I so needed it and all I could think was God is just so amazing!!
THANK U FRIENDS FOR UR OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONALS YESTERDAY I READ THE THANKS GIVING PARTY OF ONE FAMILY IN ODB. THAT WON MY HEART “A FIVE YEAR OLD STEPHEN TOLD THAT “I’M THANKFUL THAT JESUS LOVES ME SO WELL”.
A QUESTION ARISE IN MY MIND, “I AM 18 YEARS OLD WHY AM I NOT THANKFUL FOR MY GOD?” UNFORTUNATELY I HAD MET AN ACCIDENT IN 2006 ON NEW YEAR BUT GOD SAVED ME. BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST I AM NOW ALIVE IN THIS WORLD.I AM THANKFUL TO JESUS.
This made my day