Open Heaven For Teens Friday, June 9, 2023

Title: God’s Love

MEMORIZE: Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 (NKJV)

BIBLE READING ISAIAH 49:15-18 (NKJV)

[15]“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
Yet I will not forget you.

[16]See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your walls are continually before Me.

[17]Your sons shall make haste;
Your destroyers and those who laid you waste
Shall go away from you.

[18]Lift up your eyes, look around and see;
All these gather together and come to you.
As I live,” says the Lord,
“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does.

MESSAGE:

The Bible declares in 1 John 4:8 that our God is love, He expresses His love for us daily. The greatest expression of His love however, is that He gave up His Son to die for our sins.

Many people claim to love but their love fails when tested; God’s love never fails. He loves you so much that He inscribed your name on His palm (Isaiah 49:16). Believe it or not, a nursing mother can forget her child, but God can never forget you.

God loves every child of His equally irrespective of their social or financial status. The Bible says that He is no respecter of persons. He doesn’t see you as a liability but as a child to be pampered.

A popular hymnist wrote:
“Father -like He tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame He knows
In His arms He gently bears us
Rescues us from all our foes.”

Even when you go through unpleasant situations, His eyes are on you all the way. So, don’t believe anything less of yourself. Embrace the love of God today and replicate it wherever you find yourself.

PRAYER POINT

Father, thank You for loving me so much.

HYMN 19: JESUS LOVES ME! THIS I KNOW

1. Jesus loves me! this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.

CHORUS
Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me,
The Bible tells me so.

2. Jesus loves me He who died,
Heaven’s gate to open wide,
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.

3. Jesus loves me, loves me still,
Tho’ I’m very weak and ill
From His shining throne on high
He will watch me where I lie.

4. Jesus loves me He will stay
Close beside me all the way,
If I love Him when I die
He will take me home on high.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: PSALMS 22-27

AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE