JESUS THE LOVER OF OUR SOUL

Charles Wesley (1707-1788) wrote the great hymn “Jesus Lover of My Soul” in 1740. It is a personal favorite because it speaks of the heart of Jesus and His overflowing love for sinners like me. He is truly the lover of your soul and mine.

Christ did not show His love for us just in flowery words, but in a supreme act of love in giving Himself to die for our sins. He does far more than just say, “I love you.” He proved it.

At the same time, we should live each day as though we are hearing Jesus say, “I love you” in our ear. Because He does. The Bible teaches that He loves us and what He did proves that He loves us. His concern for us in our lives right now proves that He still and will continue to love us.

Rather than allowing the influence of the devil or your own thoughts to cause you to think negatively about Jesus or to “hear” negative messages about how God feels about you, choose to believe that He loves you. Picture Him whispering in your ear that He loves you. Daily and constantly.

When we were the enemies of God, Jesus gave His life for us in a sacrificial love that is unlike anything that has ever happened in this world. The love of Christ truly passes our ability to understand it (Ephesians 3:19; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:10). No one loves you like Jesus. No one has ever loved you like Jesus or ever will.

And you have never loved anyone the way Jesus loves you or the way that He loves them. There is simply no comparison to the love of Jesus. Earthly love between parents and children and spouses and friends can illustrate it, but they cannot compare to it.

Christ gave Himself in His own body on the cross to bear our sins in that body (1 Peter 2:24). The love of God shown through Christ proves that God is willing to give us anything and everything that we need (Romans 8:32).

The very foundation of life is Christ and His love. He cares about your eternal well-being and He cares about how you feel and He cares about the things going on in your life. He is truly the lover of your soul.

      Bryan Dewayne Dunaway