You Are Precious To Me

You Are Precious To Me

Blessed morning my dove!
This morning’s devotion touched me to the core.
I wept soft and deep. His Hand of love was on me with a power and tenderness I have never sensed before.
God's word bathed my tears:
Isaiah 43: 1 - 7 1
But now, O Israel, the LORD who created you says: "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. 3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba as a ransom for your freedom. 4 Others died that you might live. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you. 5 "Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west 6 and from north and south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth. 7 All who claim me as their God will come, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them."
My beloved wife,
You are precious in His sight.
Why I fail to act like His own mystifies me. Why I lose sight of His priceless gift alarms me.
His arm is always outstretched toward our hearts, beloved.
"You are precious to me." God says.
And yet I wonder at the value of the things I hold onto.
Nothing can compare to the yearning love of God.
I feel His love in your own voice, Sonia.
I can not imagine anything greater
Than to be loved by one so unconditionally.
In those priceless moments before God,
I sense cost of God's passion for us
And the cause of His commission compels me
To stay on task.
Matthew 9:35-38
35 Jesus traveled through all the cities and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And wherever he went, he healed people of every sort of disease and illness. 36 He felt great pity for the crowds that came, because their problems were so great and they didn't know where to go for help. They were like sheep without a shepherd. 37 He said to his disciples, "The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. 38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields."
I yearn for the moment I can touch your cheeks,
My beloved.
With compassion and commission
I desire to serve God with you for the rest of my life.
His arm is strong to not only keep us,
But to bring us through with much harvest!
I thank God for you, my dearest.
Be strong in the Lord
And the power of His might.
Love,
Your adoring husband,
Brad