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Conference yukon::christian_v7

Title:The CHRISTIAN Notesfile
Notice:Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165
Moderator:ICTHUS::YUILLEON
Created:Tue Feb 16 1993
Last Modified:Fri May 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:962
Total number of notes:42902

810.0. "I Love You" by VNABRW::WILLIAMS () Wed Oct 04 1995 04:55

    


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           I asked Jesus          |       |
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             " How much do You    |       |
                 love me? "       |       |
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                                  |       |      Jesus replied
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                                  |       |           " This much -------- "
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                                  |       |     Then He streached out His arms
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                                  |       |          .... and died ....
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     I just had to send a note to tell you how much I love and care about 
     you. Yesterday, I saw you walking with your friends. I waited all day 
     hoping that you would want to talk with me. As evening drew near, I gave 
     you a sunset to close your day and a cool breeze to rest you. Then I 
     waited but you never came. Yes I was dissapointed, but I still love 
     you because you are my friend.
     
     When you fell asleep last night, I longed to touch your brow, so I 
     spilled moonlight on your pillow and face. Again I waited, wanting to 
     rush down so that we can talk - I have so many gifts for you. But you 
     awakened late next day and rushed off to work... my tears were in the 
     rain.
     
     Today you looked so sad, all alone. It makes my heart ache because I 
     understand. My friends let me down so many times too, but I love you.
     Oh! if you would only listen to me. I really love you. I try to tell 
     you in the blue sky and in the quiet green grass; I wisper it in the 
     flowers. I shout it to you in the mountain streams and give the birds 
     love songs to sing. I clothe you with warm sunshine and perfume the 
     air with narure's scent. My love for you is deeper than the oceans and 
     greater than any need you might have.
     
     We will spend eternity together in heaven. I know how hard it is on 
     earth; I really know because I was there. If only you knew how much I 
     want to help you. My Father wants to help you, too. He's that way you 
     know.
     
     Just call upon me, ask me, talk to me. It is your decision. You are 
     free to call me, it's up to you. I'll wait, since I have chosen you 
     and will never leave you - because I love you.
     
     Your friend 
     Jesus


    
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810.1Reach out and touch.....TOLKIN::JBROWNThe just shall live by faith.Wed Oct 04 1995 18:188
    Dear Jesus,
    
    I love you too!  Thank you so much for loving me.  
    My friends and I hope to see you very, very soon!  
    
    Love from one of your daughters,
    Janet
    :-)
810.2BBQ::WOODWARDC...but words can break my heartWed Oct 04 1995 19:2910
    Jesus, my FRIEND,
    
    I'm sorry. I read your letter and cried. I didn't realise how much I
    had hurt you, and how much I really missed you.
    
    Please forgive me. Help me to do better at listening to you.
    
    your Friend,
    
    Harry
810.3CHEFS::PRICE_BBen PriceWed Oct 11 1995 10:408
    Peter
    
    Thanks so much for putting this in here. Whilst I was away somebody
    read this and it really blessed me. This time round it has challenged
    me.
    
    Love
    Ben
810.4USAT05::BENSONEternal WeltanschauungMon Nov 06 1995 17:244
    
    John 14:15  "He who loves me obeys my commands."
    
    jeff
810.5USAT05::BENSONEternal WeltanschauungMon Nov 06 1995 17:394
    God, have mercy on me, a sinner.  I love you far less than I imagine,
    according to your Word and my actions.
    
    jeff
810.6I will come while You sing over meHPCGRP::DIEWALDWed Mar 27 1996 12:2747
    Sunday's service started with this song.  The music is enchanting and
    beautiful.  
    
    
    When the night is falling and the day is done
    I can hear You calling "Come"
    I will come while You sing over me
    
    When the night surrounds me
    All my dreams undone
    I can hear You calling "Come"
    I will come while You sing over me
    
    When the night would hide my way
    I will listen until I hear You say
    
    How I love you, child I love you
    How I love you, child I love you
    How I love you
    
    When this life is over and the race is run
    I will hear You calling "Come"
    I will come while You sing over me.
    
    
    This was from the sermon:
    
    Can you allow Him to love you that way?  Or do you feel that there is
    too much darkness in you for Him to accept you?  But that is a lie.  He
    already sings to you whether you can accept it or not.  Just let Him.
    
    You are my precious child and I love you.  Otherwise I wouldn't bother
    to lead you through this.  
    
    And I pray that you ... grasp how wide and long and high and deep is
    the love of Christ, and know this love that surpasses knowledge--that
    you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 
    (Ephesians 3:17-19)
    
    "Thy God seeith me"
    Not as a spy watching for a failure so he can judge.
    He watches because He loves you so much He can't take His eyes off
    you.
    
    
    Enjoy
    Jill2
810.7PAULKM::WEISSFor I am determined to know nothing, except...Tue Apr 02 1996 17:3439
Sometimes it is so hard for us to believe that God really loves us as fully
as he does.  This story was told to me by a woman I know, who has had a
particularly hard time believing that God really loved her.  This happened to
her personally.

She was in church during a normal Sunday service, and one of the choruses
that was being sung was "The greatest thing."  For those who don't know it,
it is a very simple song, it just goes:

  The greatest thing in all my life is knowing you.
  The greatest thing in all my life is knowing you.
  I want to know you more.
  I want to know you more.
  The greatest thing in all my life is knowing you.

Then it repeats with "Loving" and "Serving" instead of "Knowing."

Anyway, the song began, and she heard a beautiful, loud and clear male voice
singing the song *above* her.  She looked up, and could not determine where
the sound was coming from.  It wasn't coming from the choir loft, and it
wasn't coming from any sound system.  And this wasn't just something normal -
she'd been in this church for years and never heard anything like it.  It was
coming from directly above her, directed at her, and the sound of everyone
else singing just faded away by comparison.  What was even stranger was that
no one else seemed to notice it.  Then the Lord impressed on her that He was
singing the song to her.

Her first response was to argue and say "No, Lord."  That the greatest thing
in the Lord's life would be to know her?  To love her?  And worst of all, to
serve her?  She could barely deal with it.  But the Lord didn't listen to her
arguments and kept singing, as she dissolved into tears as she realized the
depth of the Lord's love for her.

The church continued with another song after that one, and the voice was
gone.  She could not figure out any possible natural source for the voice,
and no one around her had heard it at all, and wondered what she was crying
about.

Paul
810.8Isaiah 43:4PHXSS1::HEISERwatchman on the wallTue Apr 02 1996 18:008
    My pastor's testimony talks about struggling with this same concept of
    God's love for us.  When he was at his most desparate moment, the Holy
    Spirit had him open his Bible to Isaiah 43:4 - the only verse in the
    entire Bible where God says, "I love you."
    
43:4  Since you are precious in my sight, since you are honored and I
      love you: I will give other men in your place and other peoples in
      exchange for your life.
810.9CNTROL::JENNISONCrown Him with many crownsWed Apr 03 1996 11:055
    
    	What an awesome testimony, Paul!
    
    	God's wonders never cease!
    
810.10PAULKM::WEISSFor I am determined to know nothing, except...Wed Apr 03 1996 18:083
1 Cor 10:12

:-) :-) :-)
810.11BBQ::WOODWARDC...but words can break my heartWed Apr 03 1996 18:271
    * Harry cracks up in laughter :'D
810.12JULIET::MORALES_NASweet Spirit's Gentle BreezeWed Apr 03 1996 19:041
    /me just wishes I knew why