One More Decision

Shani had a very bad week. She has made so many mistakes and she started to look at them as her own personal flaws.

She was sitting on her bed as tears started rolling down her cheeks when Jesus told her, “Read John 10:17,18.”

“Wow, You still speak to me, Lord!” She said as she immediately opened her Bible.

In John 10:17 Jesus said; “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18; No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.” (NKJV)

“Lord, why did You give me this?” She asked but kept thinking about the words.

Later she said, “Lord, I think I understand! You made the decision to die for us. It was not the Father who killed You, nor the devil. You willingly allowed people to crucify You and when you died, You gave up Your spirit, it was not taken from You.”

“On the third day, You took Your life back again. The Father gave You the power to do that.”

“Jesus, You said (17) that the Father loves You because of Your decision to give up Your life for us and take it up again, for us.”

“It finally dawned on me, Lord, the Father loves You anyway but He loved You in a special way for what You were willing to do for us, because He loves us…!”

“Today, I realise that You did that because You love me…!”

“Then I also realised, I was made by You! That means I am flawless! I do make mistakes but You died for my mistakes, so am I still flawless!”

“Regardless of all my mistakes, You still look at me as flawless Shani.”

“Thank You, Lord!”

Jesus smiled back at her and said, “I am so glad I decided to create you. I am so glad I decided to give My life for you. I am overjoyed that you decided to give Me your heart!”

“Shani, you need to make one more decision – decide to love yourself the way I do.”