02/03/2026
I “love” Valentines Day!! (Just ask my husband😊.)
It reminds me of the love God has for everyone on this planet (whether they believe it or not, it’s just true - He loves us all.)
How do I know of His love? We know the scripture, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Son, that ‘whosoever’ ‘believes’ in Him, should not perish, but have ‘everlasting’ life’” (John 3:16). You may be saying, “you don’t know what I’ve done”. I get that, I missed it in the past & even in the present (even little sins are still sin); HOWEVER, have you read the next verse? John 3:17 says, “For God sent His Son into the world NOT to judge the world, but to save the world through Him (Jesus).”
Soooo, you see, “no matter our sin”, God still loves us. (Now He doesn’t want us to sin, sin keeps us out of “the blessing” He has for us - I’ll write on that later.)
I’ve recently been studying on this love - & love is “shown” (or acted on), it’s a verb. He showed me this scripture this morning, Romans 5:8 (NLT), “But God ‘showed’ His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us ‘while’ we were still sinners.” I’m so grateful!
And we “see” love everywhere. The other day we were at a funeral, & oh my, did we see love - hugs & tears everywhere. All that love started from one man finding out about the love God had for him, & then he shared that love with everyone he was around - it was shown. Also, have you ever had an animal that was so devoted to you, he/she never wanted you out of their sight. That’s love. I had an old horse the other day let me love on him (& he used to be a little testy), but he hadn’t forgotten of my love for him. It made my day!
This past Sunday, we sang “Love Lifted Me” (it’s still ringing in my ears).
“When nothing else would do, love lifted me.”
You might not like Valentines Day, because you don’t have a “sweetheart”; but oh, if you only knew the greatest “sweet heart” is the love God has for you. He is love. I encourage you to let Him show His love to you through time with Him & His Word (everyday). Trust me, He wants you to know how much HE LOVES YOU!!
PS You still have time to “show” your love to others; send a hand-made card or flowers or candy to someone you care about. Let that love continue on! (Valentines Day is Feb. 14th.) It doesn’t have to be a girlfriend or boyfriend, maybe, it’s the bank teller who’s always kind to you or the one at the dollar store, who goes out of their way for you. Just LOVE!❤️
