Today's Daily Bread
I L-O-V-E . . .
My husband and I were at a public swimming pool when the people
around us started staring into the sky. A small plane was emitting smoke
in the form of letters. As we watched, the pilot spelled out the
letters: “I L-O-V-E.” People began speculating: Maybe it was to be a
marriage proposal. Perhaps a romantic man is standing nearby on a
balcony with his girlfriend and will soon pop the Will-you-marry-me?
question. We kept gazing upward: “I L-O-V-E Y-O-U J-E-.” I heard young
girls guessing: “I bet it will be Jen or maybe Jessica.” He kept
spelling. No. It was: “J-E-S-U-S.” The pilot was declaring love for
Jesus for many people to see.
A friend of mine often ends his prayers with “I love You, Lord.” He
says, “I can’t help but say ‘I love You’ after all He’s done for me.” In
Romans 6:1-11, our Bible text for today, the apostle Paul tells us some
of what Jesus has done for us that deserves our love: He was crucified,
buried, and raised to life. Because of that, those of us who have put
our faith in Jesus now have a new life (v.4), we no longer have to be
controlled by sin or fear of death (vv.6,9), and one day we too will be
resurrected to live with Him forever (v.8).
No wonder we say, “I love You, Jesus!”
Redeemed—how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy—
His child, and forever, I am. —Crosby
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy—
His child, and forever, I am. —Crosby
To show His love, Jesus died for us;
to show our love, we live for Him.
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