You have seen the practice. Pulling petals from a daisy, “He loves me. He loves me not.” It could speak of the fickleness of mankind. Jesus is not like us. He loves us 100%, so much he would die for us.
Jesus loves people.
Jesus loves restoration.
Jesus loves reconciliation.
We must seek to mirror the love Jesus has for those he loves.
He loved us/them enough to die for us, them.
Jesus demonstrated this in a series of three parables. I suggest it’s really three parts of a whole. These speak to a different kind of lostness.
The Lost Son,
The Lost Sheep,
The Lost Coin,
Our Lord Jesus Christ died to save us from our sins.
Our Lord Jesus Christ took stripes on his back for our healing.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified to Death so that we might live a victorious life.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected, and we might rise again one day!
If Jesus did all that for us, the opportunity for us is simple.
Jesus loves me. I am one of His loves. You are one of His loves.
We should live in a way that honors and celebrates the Love for us by being faithful, obedient, and diligently seeking to bring him Joy.
Oh How He Loves You and Me!
He gave His life, what more could he do, Oh How he loves you and me!
Thankful.
In Him, By Him, Through Him,
Scott A. Phillips