We Belong to Him
Now return to the LORD your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness.
Joel 2:13 NASB
The line from the children’s song is reassuring and familiar: “Little ones to Him belong. We are weak but He is strong.” That message applies to kids of all ages: we are all indeed weak, but we worship a mighty God who meets our needs and answers our prayers.
Are you in the midst of adversity or in the grips of temptation? If so, turn to God for strength. The Bible promises that you can do all things through the power of our risen Savior, Jesus Christ. Your challenge, then, is clear: you must place Christ where He belongs: at the very center of your life. When you do, you will discover that, yes, Jesus loves you and that, yes, He will give you direction and strength if you ask it in His name.
Our hearts have been made to cry out for a love that can come only from our Creator. - Angela Thomas, 100 Days of Prayer
As perfectionists we find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that God could completely accept, love, and long to be with us in this unfinished state. - Susan Lenzkes
God knows all that is true about us and is a friend to the face we show and the face we hide. He does not love us less for our human weaknesses. - Sheila Walsh
God loves me as God loves all people, without qualification. To be in the image of God means that all of us are made for the purpose of knowing and loving God and one another and of being loved in turn, not literally in the same way God knows and loves, but in a way appropriate to human beings. - Roberta Bondi
Today’s Prayer
Thank You, Lord, for Your love. Your love is boundless, infinite, and eternal. Today, as I pause and reflect upon Your love for me, and let me share that love with all those who cross my path. And, as an expression of my love for You, Father, let me share the saving message of Your Son with a world in desperate need of His hope, His peace, and His salvation. Amen
