How Did We Know?

The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”

Jeremiah 31:3

Comedian Jonathan Winters said in an interview that his life was scarred by the cruel things his parents said to him in childhood. “I’m no crybaby, but I remember things with almost total recall—there’s a lot of pain there.” His father once told him, “You’re the dumbest kid I know.”

When he joined the marines and went off to the South Pacific during World War II, Jonathan felt no support from his mother. When he came back home, he discovered that she had given away the precious, personal things he had stored in the attic. He was upset, but her response was, “How did we know you were going to live?”

Many people have scars caused by people’s words. If that has happened to you, there’s another voice you should hear. The Lord’s words are stronger than anyone else’s. He has words of love and life, words of affirmation. “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” says the Father.

God loves you so much, and He desires a deep and delightful relationship with you. Don’t be discouraged by the words of others. You are special in God’s eyes.