Jeremiah 31:3 ‘ The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

 DAILY READING       Luke 10:1-20; Genesis 17; Psalm 10

A mother’s love can sometimes be sacrificial. Agathe Uwilingiyimana was Rwanda’s first and only female prime minister. After the former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana was killed in a plane crash,  prime Minister Agathe became Rwanda’s constitutional head of government. However her rule did not last long, because of the Rwandan genocide that began soon after the former president’s death. As the Hutus began killing the Tutsis, the U.N. peacekeeping force sent an escort of ten Belgian peacekeepers to her home before 3 am the following morning. They were to take her to Radio Rwanda, from where she planned to make a dawn broadcast appealing for national calm. Her house was further guarded by five Ghanaian U.N. troops, who were stationed outside. Inside the house, her family was protected by the Rwandan presidential guard. However the presidential guard were not loyal to her. In a surprising move, the presidential guard that were meant to protect her, turned around and shot down the U.N. troops sent to escort her. Seeing the stand-off outside her home, Uwilingiyimana knew the guards would seek next to kill her and her family. And so they immediately scaled the walls and took refuge in the Kigali U.N. volunteer compound near their house. The Rwandan presidential guard searched fruitlessly in the neighboring houses looking for Uwilingiyimana, her husband and her five children. However as more Hutu soldiers arrived and the search intensified, she feared it was only a matter of time before they were discovered. In a bid to save her children who stayed hidden in the adjoining compound, she quickly came out of hiding and surrendered herself.  She and her husband were instantly killed. Her children remained undiscovered. They later escaped and eventually took refuge in Switzerland. After the war, in 1995, Uwilingiyimana was declared a Heroine among the greatest Heroes of Rwanda.

However, Agatha Uwilingiyimana died because her mother’s heart would not let her risk her children’s lives. She would rather sacrifice her life to give them a chance of survival.

Indeed a mother’s love is precious. But in Isaiah 49:15 God says ‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

Here, God lets us know that as precious as a mother’s love can be, it still doesn’t compare to His love for us.

The truth is that we are created with a hole in our hearts that only God can fill. We are created to be deeply and totally loved, but only God is capable of such extravagance. God’s love is unconditional and everlasting. Right from our mother’s womb, God crafted us with infinite care, weaving our DNA into a symmetrical double helix formation and imprinting His love into our newly beating heart.

You can be loved by many, but deep down you’ll feel needy and insecure until you encounter the love of God. As believers, we know how empty our lives felt, until we encountered the love of Christ.

This message of God’s love is the constant and central message of the Bible. It was the Love of God that changed the world, with the gift of His only son, Christ our savior who laid down His life for us. It is indeed amazing that God sees us as worth dying for.  He thinks us valuable and precious in His sight. And He does not love us because of who we are. He loves us because of who He is.

Jeremiah 31:3 says ‘ The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

Everlasting means time will not change God’s mind; seasons, circumstances, situations, will not change His mind concerning you. indeed God’s love never ceases. And according to Romans 8:38-39, nothing can separate us from His love.  He has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Heb 13:5). God’s love will never walk out on you. He will always be there for us, He is our ever present help in the time of need.

No matter where you may be today, be assured of God’s love. Be assured that He will move mountains for you, He will break protocols for your sake and according to Isaiah 43, even give men for your life. Understand that you are so precious that Psalm 91 says God has given His angels charge over you lest you dash your foot against a stone; even your toes are precious. The very hairs of your head  are numbered.  God says whosoever touches you touches the apple of His eyes. What this means is that your enemies are in trouble. Because their attempt to touch you, is an attempt to touch the apple of God’s eyes. And when God arises they will surely be scattered.

Therefore, rest assured today that you are totally loved by the Powerful creator of the universe. He will fight for you. He will prevail for you. He is on your side, and if God be for you, who can be against you? Indeed when you know God loves you, you’ll live life with more confidence and security, and you’ll be inspired to soar and become everything God has created you to be.

PRAYER:  Lord please help me to understand Your deep love for me. Help me  to be constantly assured of Your unshakable love; In every situation, help me to know that You are on my side. Thank You so much Lord for Your unfailing love, in Jesus name.

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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will make you free. – WORDBITE 222.