Meditate On His Love
Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and
love; and the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13 GNB).
Mark Chapter 5 tells the story of a certain
woman who suffered haemorrhage for
twelve long years, but was made whole by Jesus.
Her audacity of faith must have come from what she
heard about Jesus: that He radiated, manifested, and
expressed the love of the Father. She must have heard
how Jesus restored sight to the blind, raised the dead,
made the lame to walk, and even restored maimed
limbs. She must have been inspired to hear how
He spoke loving words to the hurting, the rejected,
downtrodden, and broken-hearted.
She was therefore convinced that Jesus wouldn’t
reject her if she came to Him. Thus, she pressed
through the crowd at the risk of her life to get to Him.
Remember, the Law forbade her to have physical
contact with others; she’d have been stoned to death
if discovered, for daring to appear in public in her
condition. But she had heard that the Master touched
and healed lepers: outcasts that were ostracised by
society. This most certainly lifted her spirit and rekindled
hope within her that she could be well again.
In the account rendered in the Book of Matthew
9:21, the Message translation says, “She was thinking
to herself, ‘If I can just put a finger on his robe, I’ll
get well....” Notice that it started with a thought. She
thought she wouldn’t even need Him to notice her;
she could as well tap into that love-power. She did,
and she was healed instantly.
What are your thoughts about the Master? Do
you consciously meditate on how much He loves you?
Everything Jesus is and represents is love. His miracles
that we read about in the Bible were all love-inspired.
His communication and actions pointed everyone to
the Father’s love. He was the revelation of God’s love.
He said in John 15:9 (MSG), “I’ve loved you the way
my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in
my love.” He’s saying, “Meditate on my love; stay and
be at rest therein!” His unrivalled and unconditional
love for you should provoke in you such audacity of
faith always.
Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for showing me the true nature of the
Father, which is Love. I meditate, embrace, and take advantage of
His love today, which in turn is expressed in and through me to
everyone in my world; your love in me continually compels me to
reach out to heal and bless others around me. Amen.
Further Study:
1 John 4:7-10; John 3:16
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
revelation 5
Joel 1-3
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
revelation 12:11-17
Micah 3-4