March 19

I love each of you with the same love that the Father loves me.  You must continually let my love nourish your hearts”.  John 15:9 (TPT)

Oh, cherished child of the Most High God, you are loved by Jesus, right here and right now, in the very same way that Jesus is loved by the Father. And in that very same powerful and passionate way, you are loved by the Father too! Not a “less than” love like you may have experienced before; but an all-consuming, inclusive love, that invites you into this divine relationship and belonging—to be one as they are one. 

Sent by the Father, Jesus came to welcome you into the sacred union they have known. To encourage you to stay in that love, allowing it to minister to you, transform your heart, and encourage you, day by day—to care for and carry you, with all of your needs, hopes, fears, longings, and desires. 

Dear one, lean back. Fall into the substance of this truth, rest in His strong, steady, never changing, life re-arranging arms of tender-hearted affection and grace, and let your Triune God, hold you tight. 

This is not a “here today and gone tomorrow” kind of love, rather it is one that continues on forever, and ever, and ever more. This is what Jesus gave His life for, to bring about this divine oneness of heart and life with the Father. To tell you this great and good news and to call you as His own.

Abide in this truth, precious one; make yourself at home here. Settle in and let His love continually nourish, restore, and build you up. Experience its depth, breadth, and height, for the fullness of its great expanse—far above what we could ever comprehend, is 100% steadfast and trustworthy, and completely committed to you! 

Prayer:

Jesus, You know all the ways that love, or what was meant to be love, has wounded my heart, in the depths of my heart, and the pain that lingers still. And You know the wounding that I have done to others, too. Something I never wanted to do.

Please come today and show me, teach me, of Your great love, for on my own, it is too wonderful to comprehend, or fully understand. Teach me of Your grace and forgiveness in just the same way.

Help me to learn to receive Your love, to love myself, and then to give that love away, in the most life-giving ways.

I so want Your love to nourish me, Lord, continually and completely! I receive this all by faith today—not because I am worthy, but because You gave Your life for it to be so.

I am thankful, Jesus, for Your life of love, and for Your eternal gift of salvation, so that where You are, dwelling in perfect love, I am always with You, and You are always and forever with me.