Monday, December 2, 2013

TRUE LOVE...

It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would take more than an hour before someone would to able to attend to him. I saw him check his watch anxiously for the time and decided to evaluate his wound since I was not busy with another patient. On examination, the wound was well healed. Hence, I talked to one of the doctors to get the supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. We began to engage in a conversation while I was taking care of his wound. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no and said that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife. I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in the nursing home for a while as she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. I probed further and asked if she would be upset if he was slightly late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was and she had not been able to recognize him since five years ago. I asked him in surprise, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?" He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." I had to hold back my tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm, and I thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life." True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

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"She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." Upon reading that statement my thought went right to The Lord Jesus Christ. Many in this world about Him. But did you know you can know Him personally? There is a difference. 

King David said in Psalm 33:13-14  "From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth."

Nothing is hidden from Him...Now that could be a sobering thought. It is for me. 

 Think about it...All the things we can do in any given day that is not pleasing to God. All the thinks that offend Him...and yet He still loves us. 

 John 3:16  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.

Going to church doesn't make us a follower of Jesus Christ. Nor does it mean we have a personal relationship with Him. The only way we can know that we have come to know Him is, if we keep Him commands. ~ 1 John 2:3

Just as the old man in this story demonstrated his love for his wife; God demonstrated His love for us as well in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8

I pray that during the Christmas season you will come to Know the One who knows all about you and yet loves you anyway!

If you live in or near Pottstown, PA then I invite you to join us at:
 
Calvary Christian Center
426 Laurelwood Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-343-0480


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Check out some of my other blogs:
End Of The World http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2013/10/end-of-world.html 
Go Away Jesus! http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/11/go-away-jesus.html
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