Jesus Loves You
February 19, 2008 by Ruth
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Devotional for Kids
“For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are – high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean – nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us.” Romans 8: verses 38 and 39 [The Living Bible]
You might wonder if God really cares much about you. After all, He has all these rules outlined in the Bible, like the commandments. Rules like, we must not covet. That’s a hard one. When our best friend scores all the goals in hockey and we have a bad day, it is hard not to wish we were like him. Or our best friend aces the test and we get a C; how can we not be jealous and not want that A plus for ourselves?
So we might tend to think we aren’t keeping God’s rules too well. Surely He doesn’t think too much of us on those kind of days. Wrong.
He loves you all the time. Even if you have not made that commitment to be a Christian and give Him your life, He still loves you. And if you have accepted His way of salvation, you are always the apple of His eye, no matter what you do. If you sin you still need to repent and ask for His forgiveness but He never stops loving you.
Going deeper for parents:
As adults, we too yearn to be loved unconditionally by someone. Our friends will let us down at times since they are only human. Even our spouse or parents disappoint us at times and reject us even if only momentarily.
It is good to know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that our Savior loves us with an everlasting love. He says he will never leave us or forsake us. We can bask in His love.
Memory Verse for this week:
John 3:16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” [The Living Bible].
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