Happy Sweetest Day!

Jesus, the sweetest name and presence I'll ever know

No Sweeter Name

I've been going through Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray, and while every day is amazing, today lined up so perfectly with Sweetest Day, so I thought I'd share some excerpts

Abide in Christ Day 22: And in His Love
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; abide ye in my love. John 15:9

"Love is not an attribute, but the very essence of His nature, the centre round which all His glorious attributes gather. It was because He was love that He was the Father, and that there was a Son"

"As one of His redeemed cries, thou art His delight, and all His desire is to thee, with the longing of a love which is stronger than death, and which many waters cannot quench. His heart yearns after thee, seeking thy fellowship and thy love. Were it needed, He could die again to possess thee"

"When it was needed, He sacrificed His throne and crown for thee. His righteousness, His Spirit, HIs glory, even His throne, all are thine. This love holds nothing, nothing back, but, in a manner which no human mind can fathom, makes thee one with itself"

"Love gives all, but asks all. It does so, not because it grudges us aught, but because without this it cannot get possession of us to fill us with itself"

"In our entering into His love to abide there, it must be so too; our surrender to it must have no other measure than its surrender to us"

How Deep the Father's Love For Us