The Weekly Encourager - February 14, 2011 - Always Loved

Always Loved
by Roy Lessin

As your Shepherd the Lord is
Always watching...
Always keeping...
Always providing...
Always defending...
Never forsaking.

You are never forgotten...always loved!

Years ago we used to give a "God's Love" dinner on Valentine's Day.  Including couples, singles, and children, we asked each person to bring a poem or Bible verse that told about God's love for us.  Didn't get a special valentine today? Try reading the ultimate love letter, the word of God.  You might start with Psalm 23.  This is a beautiful portrait of true love.

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.  He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.  You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." - Psalm 23 NIV

"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you, He will not fail you or forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6 NASB

"For Your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds." - Psalm 108:4 NRSV

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life." - John 3:16 NIV

Happy God's Love Day!
j



Poem: excerpt from the devotional gift book Always Loved by Roy Lessin