"Cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey."

 ~ Jack Layton..

Meaning of cherish: To treat with tenderness and affection; to give warmth, ease, or comfort to. To hold as dear; to embrace with affection; to foster, and encourage; as, to cherish the principles of virtue; to cherish religion in the heart.

The word cherish is in the Bible approximately 28 times.

What does it mean to cherish? Is it just a superficial part of love or does it go deeper? Must one love it to cherish it? I do believe there are degrees of love... and cherish it a special part. It is that cherry on top of your beautiful dessert...It makes the item or person quite special. You want to protect it from harm. It holds a special place in your heart... It warms your soul and makes you smile just to gaze upon it. We cherish our special relationships. We cherish those special moments in time. We cherish our families and friends.

But do we cherish God? Many claims have been made that they love Him. But what do we do to care for Him? Do we protect Him? He is to be cherished and adored. He is the very reason we exist... He adores us, He has proven that He cherishes each one of His children. But for the life of me, I do not understand why He has never given up? I do believe one day we will know the answers to many of our questions. 

He loves us far greater than anyone here on earth...  He gave us His beautiful Son to show us the way.  He cherished His Son more than life. Yet He allowed His life to be a sacrifice for all of mankind. So how do we repay Him for this beautiful monumental gift of everlasting life ... We can start by cherishing every part of who He is. We should cherish the Father, His Son Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit. We need to adore and love them with a spiritual love that far greater than our own understanding... He is the cherry on the most amazing dessert you will ever gaze upon or taste. He takes my breath away. 

It’s Him, It’s always Him. 

“Before now, the LORD showed himself to us. He said, ‘I have loved you with a love that has no end. So I am showing my love to you so that you will move towards me.”

Jeremiah 31:3 EASY

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