Remember our nightly advent readings? We were in a groove, so we’ve kept it up. And, I’m beginning to think these readings are as much for me as them–maybe more for me.
‘Treasure these words of mine in your heart and in your soul.’ Deuteronomy 11:18
What words does God want you to treasure in the deepest part of you? ‘Be good’? ‘Do it better’? ‘Try harder’? Are those the words God wrote in the Bible for us, to rescue and free us?
No. Those words only show us what we can’t do.
The words God wants us to remember are three small ones: ‘I love you!’
They are the words that stop the Terrible Lie that Satan whispered to Eve in the garden: ‘God doesn’t love you!’ They are the words that heal the poison in our hearts that stops us from trusting God.
They are the words that Jesus came to tell us with his whole life.
They are the words he died to prove.
What words will you treasure today?
{From Sally Lloyd-Jones’ Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing
So…what words are you treasuring today? Do better. Do more. Work harder. Be a better mom, wife, Christian….or simply I love you. No strings attached. No ifs. Just I love you, with the understanding that nothing you can do can make that love any more or any less.
That’s a thought to make my heart sing.