"JESUS LOVES YOU." Written by First Lady Dr. Hazel A. Claiborn

JESUSLOVES  YOU.

WRITTEN BY FIRST LADY DR. HAZEL A. CLAIBORN

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

—John 3:16

WE DO NOT HAVE TO PERFORM FOR GOD TO LOVE US. 

 IN THE PAST I FELT THAT IF I WAS WRONG, I HAD FAILED. 

 IF I HAD FAILED, I WAS A FAILURE.

IF I WAS A FAILURE, I HAD NO VALUE AND THEREFORE NO IDENTITY.

THE ROOT ISSUE WAS PERFORMANCE.

IF I HAD TO PERFORM TO BE LOVED, 

THEN CAN I EVER ACTUALLY BE LOVED FOR WHO I AM?

JOHN 3:16 “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE…”

THIS SCRIPTURE DOESN NOT MENTION HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

BECAUSE “WE WERE GOOD ENOUGH”, “IF WE ACCOMPLISHED ENOUGH”,

“IF WE LOVE ENOUGH”, “IF WE GIVE ENOUGH”

THEN GOD WOULD LOVE US ENOUGH TO SEND HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.

NO, HE LOVED US WHILE WE WERE YET IN OUR SINS.

ITS DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GRASP THIS KIND OF LOVE. 

A LOVE THAT IS TOTALLY ACCEPTING, NONJUDGMENTAL, 

AND BASED UPON NOTHING BUT WHO ARE.

IN GOD EYES, WE ARE ENOUGH AND 

NO ONE CAN CONDEMN US ACCORDING TO ROMANS 8:33-37

WHO DARES ACCUSE US WHOM GOD HAS CHOSEN FOR HIS OWN?

 NO ONE-FOR GOD HIMSELF HAS GIVEN US RIGHT STANDING WITH HIMSELF. 

WHO THEN WILL CONDEMN US? NO ONE-FOR CHRIST JESUS DIED FOR US 

AND WAS RAISED TO LIFE FOR US, AND HE IS SITTING IN THE PLACE OF HONOR AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND, PLEADING FOR US. 

CAN ANYTHING EVER SEPARATE US FROM CHRIST’S LOVE? 

DOES IT MEAN HE NO LONGER LOVE US IF WE HAVE TROUBLE OR CALAMITY, 

OR ARE PERSECUTED, OR HUNGRY, OR DESTITUTE, OR IN DANGER, 

OR THREATENED WITH DEATH? 

AS THE SCRIPTURE SAY, “FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE KILLED EVERY DAY; WE ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED LIKE SHEEP” 

NO, DESPITE ALL THESE THINGS, OVERWHELMING VICTORY IS OURS THROUGH CHRIST,

 WHO LOVED US.