JESUS KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL

JESUS Knows How You Feel

“Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

You are over whelmed. You have more to do than is humanly possible.  You continually give to others who never give anything in return. Your teenagers won't listen and if you are a teacher your students won't try.  Jesus knows how you feel.  You are precious to Jesus, so precious that he became like you, so that you would come to him. 

When you struggle he will listen. When you yearn he will respond to you. When you question he will hear. Jesus has been there. 

I am going to share a story with you. You may have heard it before, but it is worth hearing again.   A boy went into a pet store, looking for a puppy. The store owner showed the boy a litter of puppies in a box. The boy looked at the puppies. He carefully picked up each one, examined it and put it back in the box. After several minutes, he walked up to the store owner and said, "I picked one out. How much will it cost?"  The store owner gave him a price and the boy promised to be back in a few days with the money. "Don't take long," the store owner said, "Puppies like these sell quickly."  The boy smiled , "I'm not worried," he said, "Mine will still be here."

The boy went to work - weeding, washing windows, cleaning yards.  He worked hard and saved his money. When he had enough for the puppy he returned to the store.   He walked up to the counter and laid down his money.  The store owner counted the money, verifying the amount, smiled and said, "All right, son, you can go get your puppy."  

The boy reached into the box, pulled out a skinny dog with a limp leg and started to leave. The owner stopped him. "Don't take that puppy, he is crippled. He can't play. He'll never run with you or play fetch. Get one of the healthy pups."

"No thank you, sir. This is exactly the kind of dog I've been looking for", said the boy.  As the boy turned to leave, the owner started to speak, but remained silent.  Suddenly he understood, for extending from the bottom of the boys trousers was a brace - a brace for the boy's crippled leg. 

Why did the boy want the dog?  Because he knew how it felt and he knew this sweet puppy was very special.   JESUS KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL!

Remember God loves you and so do I.