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Jesus Loves Me Series
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: This simple children’s song carries a more intriguing message than many of us know. What is the key to its power?
Well, think about it.
His love was as HIGH as heaven itself
And His love went DOWN into the very bowels of Hell to draw us to God.
And it was as DEEP as the pain He bore when He carried our sins away
And it was as WIDE as the length of his arms as He was nailed to the tree.
Peter writes: “(Jesus) himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
CLOSE: I recently read the true story by a woman named Phyllis W. Zeno.
She wrote:
One day a beautiful, but very troubled little girl came through the door of my day nursery. From the very beginning I became captivated by this child who had so little but needed so much. I was heartbroken that a four-year-old could suffer such heartache and pain. She was born in prison after her mom had used marijuana, crack and cocaine her entire pregnancy.
The little girl was nonverbal and had very little control. I knew her progress would be a mighty battle.
Whenever somebody approached her, she became violent for long periods and ended up in a fetal position on the floor crying out. I found myself praying for her day in and day out.
As months rolled on, I began to bond with this child that no one wanted. She and I worked very hard taking one step forward and four steps back. Daily, we sat in the big rocking chair in my office, swaying back and forth and back and forth. During our rocking time I sang "Jesus Loves Me." She always settled down and became very still at the melody. Though she never spoke, peace seemed to fill her face as she listened to the song.
One day after a very long battle I held my special girl to again calm her fears and pain. In silence we rocked back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. Then she looked at me with tear-filled eyes and spoke for the first time, "Sing to me about that Man who loves me."
Sing with me:
“Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong we are weak but He is strong
Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me,
Yes Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so!”
