The One You Love

John 11:1, 3 (NIV)  

Now a man named Lazarus was sick…So the sisters sent word to Jesus, 

"Lord, the one You love is sick."

This verse says so much in so few words.  Two sisters were calling on Jesus to help their brother and all they said was, "Lord, the one You love is sick."  They did not beg Jesus to heal him; they did not list all of the reasons Jesus should heal him; they didn't scream and shout.  They simply told Jesus that the one He loved needed Him. 

Do we understand how much He loves us?  Do we go to prayer as "the one He loves," or do we go as a beggar desperately seeking help?  When you know someone loves you, you can go to them without fear or doubt.  Some days it seems hard to believe that God loves us, but He does!  We need to fill ourselves with verses that declare His love for us so that faith will be produced in that area.  We let others tell us that they love us daily - we need to let God do the same. 

Go to God based on His love for you.  He helps us because He loves us!

Romans 8:37 ESV  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Christ loves you!  He loves you so much that He wants to make you more than a conqueror.  He wants you to be triumphantly victorious!  Do you believe that?  Faith works by love (Galatians 5:6); God's love for us is the foundation every promise is based on so surround yourself with His love for you and receive from Him.