Our Loving Savior

Isaiah 41: 13  

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you."

Have you ever thought about how much God loves us? I do think about His love often, especially since my husband passed away and I no longer have his support and have to make all decisions myself. This verse of scripture was a comfort to me, knowing God would be walking beside me, holding my hand and leading me. God does lead us when we feel alone, when we have lost a loved one, or when we feel we cannot face another day, too weary to go on. He is always ready to take our hand and lead us.

How many times have we reached out to other sources: a friend self-help book or sometimes a stranger? These are all good, but God is ready to take us by the hand and help us. Do we take Jesus‘ love and compassion for granted? When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and give our heart to him, He is ready to help us in every situation. Have you ever had someone come to you so burdened and did not know what to do? That is when we ask them if they prayed about this and asked God to help them.

God loves us so much. He knows everything about us--good and bad--but He loves us anyway! He even gathers our tears and stores them in a bottle. He even prays for us. If Jesus loves us so much, should we not love Him more? As a child of our Lord we should strive to love as He does and let our actions reflect His love in our daily lives, in how we worship Him, in how we serve Him, and how we treat others. Jesus has offered us his hand. It is up to us to take it. He is a loving and amazing God.

Would you pray with me? Oh Lord, thank you for always being near to me to hold my hand and lead me in the right way. Help me to love and serve you every day. Amen.

Today’s devotion was written by Ralphine Hood and read by Leslie Ragland.

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