I am His Child

"When we receive Christ as our Savior, we receive absolute assurance that we will spend eternity with God. That assurance gives us the hope and the courage to endure sorrow, disappointment, and dangerous, difficult times."

Joel Rosenberg

Meet Giggles!

Sometimes you have to take a step back and pause. My wish this Christmas was a teddy bear. Yes, I'm 73 years old, and I needed a reminder of being a child and the magic of the Christmas season. With no children, grandchildren or great grandchildren to enjoy the season with, I felt a teddy bear would help me this Christmas.

I'm naming my teddy bear "Giggles" so every time I see him I will smile, and my heart will be cheered.

My dear, dear friend gifted me with Giggles. I had seen him online and told her about him. I just felt like I was supposed to have him. 

Being a child is how my Heavenly Father tells me to come to Him. Matthew 18:3 says: "And He said, 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

We certainly don't like to think of ourselves as little children, but this meaning behind His words help us to understand what He was saying:

"God will put certain people in certain positions of authority as he wills, but it is never to elevate one in importance and value over another. Jesus consistently pointed to children for an example of how to be citizens of his Kingdom. Childlike faith is a virtue. Childlike trust in the Father is a virtue, but this is so counter-cultural and contrary to the nature of Satan in the unbeliever that he disciples would not come close to living it until after Pentecost when they are empowered by the Holy Spirit.

"It is so good to trust God in the way a child would trust his good and powerful (to the child) earthly father. Children trust their parents for wisdom, provision, protection, order, and vision. Christians who learn to trust their Heavenly Father in the same way will live life abundantly and bear the light yoke of Christ." connectusfund.org

Thank you, my kindred spirit, best friend forever, wonderful friend. I will think of you also when I see Giggles and smile.

Jesus Loves Even Me

Philip P. Bliss, author

"I am so glad that our Father in heaven

Tells of His love in the Book He has given;

Wonderful things in the Bible I see,

This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me."

Refrain:

"I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves even me."

"If I forget Him and wander away,

Still He doth love me wherever I stray;

Back to His dear loving arms would I flee,

When I remember that Jesus loves me."

"Oh, if there's only one song I can sing,

When in His beauty I see the great King,

This shall my song through eternity be,

Oh, what a wonder that Jesus loves me!"

"Jesus loves me, and I know I love Him;

Love brought Him down my poor soul to redeem;

Yes, it was love made Him die on the tree;

Oh, I am certain that Jesus loves me!"

"If one should ask of me, how can I tell?

Glory to Jesus, I know very well!

God's Holy Spirit with mine doth agree,

Constantly witnessing Jesus loves me."

"In this assurance I find sweetest rest,

Trusting in Jesus, I know I am blest;

Satan, dismayed, from my soul now doth flee,

When I just tell him that Jesus loves me."

If you need a little assurance this Christmas, no matter what your age, come to Jesus as a little child and let Him care for you. Jesus loves even you. You are His child.

Giggles and me.

By His Grace . . .