Jesus Loves Me

May 5

Man is inclined to doubt. On, that is not to recognize that some of our species have great inner assurance where their own abilities as well as universal outcomes are concerned. They believe that they shall attain the heights of personal success and they have great expectation that world peace and harmony among men of different political and religious and ethnic persuasions shall occur.

Others of our frame are not so sure of either. They live their lives without pursuing many goals they would like to achieve because they fear failure. They look at world circumstances and are convinced that there will never be a harmonious blending of peoples or ideologies. The Bible indicates, regarding the concept of world peace, that they are correct.

Personal goals may be pursued and attained with varying degrees of success until there is a conclusion of all things as we know them on this troubled planet, but regarding universal harmony, we are told that things will worsen until the end comes (see II Timothy 3:13), so we are prudent to doubt those who "cry 'Peace and Safety'" as I Thessalonians 5:3 indicates, knowing that as they do, the end "comes suddenly upon them."

Shall we then live in doubt and anxiety, watching, waiting for that sudden destruction? Indeed not! We are to "Look up and lift up our heads," (Luke 21:28), for as the Lord has assured us, it is then that our redemption draws near. No matter what things transpire as we go through the last days of time we must be mindful of the assurance of the children's song: Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so (by Anna Bartlett Warner).

We must cling to that one true thing through all the ups and downs of time, for that one true thing assures us of our eternal hope that will not be denied by the schemes of the enemy of our souls or by his human minions. That one true thing is our blessed assurance that "Jesus, who was taken up from you, shall return in like manner as you have seen Him go," Acts 1:11. He will be back for us. He will be back for me, because "Jesus loves me..."