“Though you haven’t literally seen Jesus in the flesh, you love him. And even though you do not see him yet as you will one Day, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1Pet.1:8).
Lord Jesus, though we’ve only seen you with our heart-eyes, that is a profoundly real “seeing”—one that compels us to love you. Knowing you gives us inner joy unlike any other happiness, merriment, and gladness we’ve ever experienced. For we are saved. We are redeemed. We are beloved. We are yours now and forever.
The astonishing thing is—even if we’ve known you for decades, we are just babes in the world of your everything. There’s so much more of you Jesus—immeasurably more to discover, marvel at, and savor, and enjoy.
So far, we’ve merely read the preface to the book of your greatness and glory. We’ve only seen a couple of chalets on the Swiss Alps of your majesty and beauty. We’re barely toe deep in the bottomless ocean of your grace—and you bid us swim. You invite us to feast at the banquet of your love, and we’re only two bites into the appetizer.
There is so much more to you Jesus. We’ll stay in discovery mode throughout eternity. Hallelujah, and thank you. In the coming days and weeks reveal as much of yourself as we can possibly absorb with our unglorified hearts. We’re less than 3 weeks from Thanksgiving and 7 from Christmas. We’d love to finish 2025 in “doxological overload”—astonished afresh by the “glories of your righteousness and wonders of your love.” Joy to the World, indeed. As your beloved, longing, smitten Bride—we love you, Jesus. But we want to love you exponentially more. So Very Amen.