My Poppa Loves Me

He was a delight every week.  I loved having him in our Wednesday night Bible class.  This little boy has such a great imagination.  Of course this was several years ago.  He is in middle school now, but he was only three years old when he was in my class. 

Both of my students came from close-knit families and I was so thankful for that!  We were talking about their day before we started class.  Even at three, the children enjoyed visiting with one another. 

He talked about being with “Nana” and “Poppa” that afternoon.  He was the youngest grandchild and he was close to his grandfather.  At the end of his story, he looked straight at me and said, “My poppa loves me!” 

He said it with such assurance.  There was no doubt in his mind that Poppa loved him.  It is a sweet memory for me.  I highly respected his grandfather who was a faithful Christian. 

I am always thankful for children who have such close families.  It does my heart good.  We know not every family is like this – even sometimes the ones who put their best foot forward and attend worship and Bible classes with a bright smile on their faces.  Sadly, those bright smiles may not show up very often at home. 

The faith my young Bible student had in his grandfather was for me a literal example of what true, solid faith is.  We should all be confident in our Heavenly Father’s love.  He is the perfect parent and we are His children.

God is our maker.  He created us.  Without Him we are nothing – but even knowing there is no way we can compare to the One and Only True, Living God we can be assured of His love for us. 

Inspired by the Holy Spirit, John wrote “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.  In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:9-10).

What a magnificent feeling it is to know our God loves us! 

Another passage from Psalm 103:13-14 gives us a beautiful description of a loving father.  “As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.  For He knows our frame, he remembers that we are dust."   

We can be as sure of God’s love for us as my Bible class student was of the love his grandfather had for him.  

With rock solid faith we can say, “My Heavenly Father loves me!”

Christ above all things - Robin