1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Do you know the extent to which you are loved by God? Can you answer yes? I hope so. I realize of course that it is mind-bending. To think that the God who created everything loves you even if no one else does. Does it shock you even more to realize that he loves you even though he knows everything about you? No one knows you like he does. Does that humble you? Good, because it is the awareness of how great his love is which makes you know that your only response has to be thankfulness, praise and adoration.

So break out in praise like the Psalmist: “Praise the Lord. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised! (Psalm 113:1-3).