Yes! Jesus Loves Me.

Something wonderful has happened in my spiritual life. I finally believe God loves me. I really believe it with all my heart for the first time in my life.

Growing up with a stern and abusive father has always colored my perception of God, I think. My father was religious but didn't really know God. You could see that in his actions.

I've always been afraid of God and thought he expected me to be perfect. The Bible said God loved me, so I tried to believe it and sometimes I did, but not like now. I don't have to try anymore; I believe.

This all happened because of  talks by Ty Gibson I found online, I finally saw the deep love God has for me and the human race. Ty tells us that God would rather die than live without us. What a revelation that was for me.

Here are a few addresses where you can find Ty's Bible Studies on the Love of God:

http://betterlifetv.tv/watch_videos_now.php?ProgID=4

http://www.pilgrimskeyradionetwork.com/sermons/sermons.php?speak=40

You can also watch Ty on youtube.com

Jesus Loves Me.

Lately, I've been concerned I didn't know God well enough because of my tendency to to think He lets us have too many troubles. I thought if I really knew Him I wouldn't think like that.

This morning I was praying about this and these words from a children's song came forcefully into my mind:

"Jesus loves me this I know,
for the Bible tells me so."

I felt my shoulders relax and realized this is what I need to know. I need to know it deep in my soul. I need to know that, "God is Love." It is the most important thing to know about Him.

Most people know this song but here is the first verse:

Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong.
They are weak but He is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so.

In 1962, Karl Barth (a noted theologian) visited the USA, lecturing at Princeton Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago. According to church lore, during his trip he was asked to summarize the theological meaning of the millions of words in the Church Dogmatics. Barth thought for a moment and said: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”