100 Days of HopeSample

Amazing Love

I am, unabashedly, one doting grandmother and I will do anything to keep my grandson, Monchito, from harm.

God uses many of the happenings in my life involving my grandson to teach me about Himself. One morning when Monchito was just a baby I slipped while carrying him downstairs. Instinctively, I wrapped myself around him to shield him from harm as we slid five steps to the floor.

For several seconds pain in my back kept me from moving, but none of my thoughts were for myself. I could only think, “Is Monchito also hurt? Did I keep him from bumping his little head on the stairs? Does he have any scrapes or bruises?”

And right then, God let me remember when His own Son was hanging on the cross. Jesus had just endured beatings. He was exhausted, thirsty, and bleeding. Yet even then, His thoughts were not for Himself, for the first words He spoke on the cross were: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”

God used that moment to help me realize just how much He really loves me. I came away from that experience with a deep, heartfelt appreciation of His great love for me.

Prayer: Dear Jesus, nothing, absolutely nothing, can compare with your measureless, amazing love for me. I love you too.