"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”
Jeremiah 31:3 NIV
Close your eyes and imagine the following scene.
Before you is a long table. It is loaded with hamburgers from the grill. All the condiments one could ever wish for are spread before you. There are a number of your favorite soft drinks, chips of all sorts, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and ice cream in every flavor. Standing behind the table is a man whose beautiful brown eyes are like liquid pools of love. He’s looking directly at you. His name is Jesus. He is telling you to come, eat and have fun. As you sit down you engage in conversation with a man who listens to you as no one ever has.
You ask, “Does God really love me like that?” Let me tell you this. Your ancestors did not crawl out of the sea. You were created in God’s image—by God alone. He chose you to live in this time of history. His picked you to be His child and to take your place in His story. He wants you to run with Him. He is lonely when you don’t. You are outrageously loved by the Almighty.
Listen to this—the Lord wants to see your face. He wants to hear your voice. He thinks everything about you is perfectly splendid (Song of Solomon 2:14). This is a fact. Nothing you feel or think can change this truth. You are absolutely the apple of His eye.
a meal as friends.”
Revelation 3:20 NLT
Dear Lord,
Here I am. What do You want to say to me?
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