Daily Devotional

CHERISHED BY GOD

April 16

hild of the King, don't you enjoy hearing about how I your Father think of you? You could never love, receive, accept or delight in yourself in the same way that I delight in you! I really love and think about you all day long! When you deeply cherish someone the way I cherish you, that person is never out of your mind! Does this overwhelm you? Is it hard to believe? It is true my son, my daughter! I "keep you as the apple of (my) eye and hide (you) under the Shadow of (my) wings" (Psalm 17:8 NKJV). Now, it is still hard for you to grasp the love that your Father has for you, isn't it? Look at it this way. The only way that you can see things is in the present time of your life. But I, your Father in Heaven have looked down through the future, and I have seen you coming to strong decisions to love and serve me even in the face of harsh temptations and trials. I can also see you already in heaven, very, very happy and shouting to the top of your voice the eternal praises of your Lord and King. I can see the eternal future as well as all the past. You are going to make it to heaven, and if you will allow the Holy Spirit to guide you, you are going to drag into heaven many others along with you upon your arrival! What do you think about that? Now it will do you a world of good if you confess the reality of the personal, loving, healing, blessed relationship that exists between you and your Father. Say something like this before your Father in Heaven: "Father, I cannot think of any good reason that you should love me as deeply as you do! However, you know all about me. You also know this secret of my heart. If I could and had the power to do so, I would lay aside all sin, rebellion, self-will and hurts and I would rise up and bow deeply before you and serve you with all my heart!” Do you agree with that prayer, Child of God? Good, I know that you do. I will make it possible for you to do just that! You are loved ten thousand times more than you could ever imagine!

Prayer

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Father, this side of heaven, I will never know the depths of love that you have for me. I know that you must have had some reason to send the Lord Jesus to Calvary's cross for me. He died a horrible, painful death, and He had me in His mind when he hung there for my sins. This is too great for my mind to understand, so, I just thank you and praise you that I am loved so deeply, in Jesus’ name, amen!