Hey, good morning, everyone. Welcome to another Morning Devotion with Brother Mark, where we are walking together on our walk with Christ. Today is December the 6th, 2024. Well, you know, I've said that introduction so many times, I almost say it without thinking, and we're walking together on our walk with Christ. That means you're walking together with me. And maybe I'm walking with you. Hopefully you might use this as part of your walk with Christ. But part of my walking with Christ is that I listen to podcasts and I was listening to a podcast today and it was talking about amazingly, I think it was Easter at Christmas time or Christmas time at Easter or something like that. It was on renewing your mind. But anyway, it was talking about what I've been preaching in John 13 through 16. And in that, I forget the speaker's name now, but he was talking about John 16, 27. And it was something that the apostles came to know. It was something that Jesus wanted them to know. John 16, 27, for the Father himself loveth you. Now, I don't know if you really even think about that, but it's not just Jesus that loves you, but the Father loves you. And we know that the love that the Father has is an eternal love. He loved us before the world began. He loves us because He chooses to love us. He loves us with an everlasting love, and He loves us enough to give us eternal life. So today, I want you to think about the Father loving you. And you notice it's, for the Father Himself loveth you. That's a love that continues on. It's a love that's never going to cease. the winter months can sometimes be difficult and you know it starts getting dark earlier in the day and the weather turns cold and the bones ache and you know you don't feel like going out and there's just lots of things about the winter months that can cause you know a bit of depression as we think about the things that's coming at the end of the year and all the hustle and bustle and all of that. But if you're beginning to feel downhearted, if you're beginning to feel down and depressed, just remember this, the Father loves you. I don't want you to forget that. The Father loves you. And so if you're feeling heavy in this world, find joy in the sacrifice that Jesus made of himself for you and that the Father loves you. Don't be down and depressed. The Father loves you, and the Father's gonna continue to love you, and He's gonna love you forever. So just be encouraged today that the Father loves you, and that's a pleasant thought. So if you're walking together with me on my walk with Christ, I'm trying to focus on the fact that the Father loves me today. What a blessing, the eternal God, the Father, whose name is Hallowed, loves me." What an encouragement for us today, and I pray it encourages you. Heavenly Father, we just thank you today. We thank you that you love us, and I know we don't understand the full impact of that, but I pray that our hearts will be encouraged as we think about your continual love for us. You loved us so much, you sent your only begotten son to us, that whosoever believes in him might not perish, but have everlasting life. Thank you, Father, for your love. In the name of Jesus, I pray, amen. Have a good day today. Have a good weekend. Get to church on Sunday. Till next time, Brother Mark signing off.