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JESUS LOVES MAYSEL!! Read: 1 John 4.7–16 Bible in a Year: Daniel 1–2; 1 John 4 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us. 1 John 4:10 When my sister Maysel was little, she would sing a familiar song in her own way: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells Maysel.” This irritated me to no end! As one of her older, “wiser” sisters, I knew the words were “me so,” not “Maysel.” Yet she persisted in singing it her way. Now I think my sister had it right all along. The Bible does indeed tell Maysel, and all of us, that Jesus loves us. Over and over again we read that truth. Take, for example, the writings of the apostle John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21.7, 20). He tells us about God’s love in one of the best-known verses of the Bible: John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only , that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Dear Lord, thank You for the assurance that You love us. John reinforces that message of love in 1 John 4:10: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Just as John knew Jesus loved him, we too can have that same assurance: Jesus does love us. The Bible tells us so. Dear Lord, thank You for the assurance that You love us. We are filled with gratitude that You love us so much that You died for us. Jesus loves me! This I know. 
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Sometimes, the Bible can seem so impersonal. One of the secrets to making it more personal and meaningful to each of us, is to read "me" or our name into the verses that say we, us, or the world. PS, Deborahsu...... did you see my response to you a few of these blogs back? The one about empathy. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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