INTO THE ARMS OF JESUS

1 John 3:1 NIV See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! …

When we’re at an airport and a soldier returns from a tour of duty overseas, we see his outstretched wide open arms and his family running into them, their great joy all over their faces.😊 

In a similar way the Lord gave me a picture and it was like I saw Jesus after the Resurrection, walking towards us with His arms outstretched, open wide inviting us to come and walk into His embrace, to put our heads on His shoulder and feel His loving arms wrap around us, and His peace and joy pouring into our being.

Jesus is saying that to every one of us, that His arms are open wide just waiting for us to come because He’s well able to take care of us, if we’ll let Him.

When we try to work things out for ourselves, we can become stressed out and anxious, but if we’ll  see ourselves wrapped in His love, then we give Him permission to pour His grace out on our lives and our loved ones.

So even if it’s a busy day, He’d like us to come and allow Him to minister to our hearts and restore our souls especially if they’ve been anxious, and let His peace and love pour in as we do. 

He welcomes us all because Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever and He treats us all the same - with His immense love and compassion. How wonderful that is.😊

Ephesians 3:18-19 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Lord we walk into Your open arms today and rest our head on your shoulder. Help us to have a deeper understanding of Your great love for each one of us. In Jesus name. Amen.

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