The Source of Lasting Love

 

The Source of Lasting Love

Scripture Reading: Luke 15: 11 - 24

Key Verse: Psalms 5: 11 – “ But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”

  When was the last time you heard the words I love you ? Many have the opportunity to hear them every day. Countless others go weeks, even months, never hearing these words.

In The Friendship Factor, Alan Loy McGinnis reports,

In 1925 a tiny sanitarium for mental patients was established on a farm outside Topeka, Kansas. At a time when the “rest cure” was in vogue in psychiatry, a

         team of physicians were determined to create a family atmosphere among their patients.

The nurses were given specific directions on how they were to behave toward specific patients: “Let him know that you value and like him.” “Be kind but

  firm  with this woman – don’t let her worse …”

Menninger Clinic, using such “revolutionary” methods, has become world famous. Karl Menninger, summing up, said: “Love is the medicine for the sickness of

          Mankind. We can live if we have love.”  

  God told us from the very beginning that in love – His love – we find the answers to all our needs as well as healing for our broken souls.

  When your heart is anchored to the heart of Jesus Christ, you will find Him near and always eager to confirm His personal love for you. The love of the world will pass away, but God’s love is guaranteed never to fade. He is the Source of all true, lasting love.

A Prayer: Father, thank You for the true love that You sent to me. The One that You, God, chose to love me through. Thank You Lord for coming in love to me, even when I was so unloveable. Holy Spirit thank You for the peace You bring to my soul through the love of my Jesus. Lord, my LORD, I thank You that in Your love I find the answer to all my needs and healing for my broken soul.  Amen

God Bless You Today,
Jer. 29: 11 ( For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, … )