Well, of course! I know that! But
sometimes I forget, and a Valentine helps me to remember. I cherish these
Valentines sent to me by my family and friends. What about the ones from God?
Wait a minute, you might be
thinking, what do you mean? God sends Valentines? Why not! Valentines are
messages of love, aren't they? And lovers send Valentines to their beloved. God
is the greatest Lover of all, and each one of us is His beloved. So why
wouldn't God send us Valentines, not just on Valentine's Day but all year long?!
But how does God send us
Valentines? Lots of ways! One is through the sacred Scriptures, the holy Word
of the Lord, overflowing with messages of God's goodness and mercy, love and
compassion. What Scriptural Valentines have you collected and treasured over
the years? Here are some of my favorites.
With age-old
love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you. ~Jer. 31:3
His banner
over me is love. ~Song 2:4
The Lord
your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; He will rejoice over
you with gladness, He will renew you in His love as on a day of festival. ~Zeph. 3:17
I have
called you by name: you are mine....I will be with you.... Because you are
precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you. ~Is.
43:1, 2, 4
Though the
mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken, my love will never leave
you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, who has mercy on you. ~Is. 54:10
O Lord, how
precious is your love. My God, the children of the earth find refuge in the
shelter of your wings. ~Ps. 36:8
Your
merciful love and your truth will always guard me. ~Ps. 40:12
The favors
of the Lord are not exhausted, his mercies are not spent; they are renewed each
morning, so great is his faithfulness. ~Lam.
3:22-23
I led them
with cords of compassion, with the bands of love.... ~Hos. 11:4
The Lord
came to my support. He set me free in the open, and rescued me, because He
loves me. ~Ps. 19:20
God will
send forth His steadfast love and his faithfulness! ~Ps. 57:3
For Your
love is better than life; my lips will praise You. ~Ps. 63:3
But You, O
Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast
love and faithfulness. ~Ps. 86:15
Praise the
Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures
for ever! ~Ps. 106:1
For God so
loved the world that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have eternal life. ~Jn.
3:16
This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no
man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ~Jn. 15:12-13
As the
Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Live on in my love. ~Jn. 15:19
Come to me,
all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you. ~Mt. 12:28
The love of
God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been
given to us. ~Rom. 5:5
Eye has not
seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as entered into the heart of man
what God has prepared for those who love Him. ~1 Cor 2:9
I remind you
to rekindle the gift of God that is within you...for God did not give us a
spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. ~2 Tim 1:6-7
See what
love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God! Yet
that is what we are. ~1 Jn. 3:1
We have come
to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and he who
abides in love abides in God, and God in him. ~1 Jn. 4:16-17
The Word
became flesh, and made His dwelling among us, and we have seen His glory; the
glory of an only Son coming from the Father, filled with enduring love. ~Jn. 1:14
Of His
fullness we have all had a share -- love following upon love. ~Jn 1:16
Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?....No, in all these
things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that
neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else is all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord. ~Rom. 8:35, 37-39
How
dearly God loves us! How much He yearns to fill our hearts to overflowing with
His enduring, abiding love! What special Scriptural Valentine is this Tremendous Lover giving you today? Whatever it is, may you
receive it with gratitude and rejoice greatly in His
wondrous love! Amen! Alleluia!
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