Kimberly's Expressions

Landon just turned eight months old, and this morning I was able to spend some quiet, alone time with him. He is so precious - I held him close and just let myself enjoy the sweet time I had to hold and love on him. I told him how wonderful he is and how much I love him. I told him of God's overwhelmingly big love for him, too, as I quoted John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world [that means you, Landon] that He gave His one and only Son [Jesus] that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." Suddenly, my spirit was overwhelmed with the awesomeness of the truth that God gave His Son to die for my son. What a wonderful love God has for humanity. Who are we that God Himself should send His perfect Son to save us from our sin and give us marvelous life through Him? Thank you, God, that because your sinless Son died on the cross and rose again three days later, my son (and all of us) can live .

We often read and hear the wonderful account of the woman in the Bible who had the issue of blood. There were crowds around Jesus, but she pressed through the crowds to reach him and when she touched the hem of Jesus' clothes, she was healed. But have you ever noticed that this was not the only account of someone touching Jesus' clothing and being healed ? Matthew 14:35 says, "And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed." What an amazing verse to just stop and meditate on. Imagine all the people who were sick who came to reach Jesus. These people must have been very sick, because they had to be brought to Jesus; they didn't just casually walk there. They must have been desperate for healing, because it was not an easy feat to get near Jesus; some were coming from the surroundin...