Do you remember the adorable book ? I gave a copy to each of my children. Every child wants the reassurance that their parent's love is everlasting and unconditional. In this short story, Guess How Much I Love You, a young rabbit named Little Nutbrown Hare is convinced he has found a way to measure the boundaries of love itself! Back and forth he and his Papa go....I love YOU more! No I love YOU more! With each of my own children I adapted my own rendition of the "I love you mores!" You could say they were unique unto each one.
Do you love me??
I love you THIS much!
___________________ Well Little Nutbtown. I love you ALL the way UP to the SUN and back!! 
Illustrations by: Anita Jeram
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Well my children are all grown up now, and have started lives of their own. I don't hear from them like I used to nor do I get the opportunity to "tell" them as much as I would like how much I love them. Although the love is still very much there. It hasn't waxed or waned. In fact it has grown even stronger over the years. I have more respect for my children than I did when they were just small like Little Nutbrown Hare. I have watched them grow. I have watched them tackle life and all that it has thrown at them. I am a very proud of how they have handled themselves. Still as proud as I am and as much as I love my little, not so little Nutbrown Hares I am their Mumsey. It is my God given right to love them, care about them and wonder how they are. So I guess what I am saying is, I miss them.
This is where the Lord says,
"Do YOU love me?
I love YOU."
I love you THIS Much
The Lord's love is unconditional.
Never ending.
His Grace is GREATER than any sin. Able to to forgive anything.
There isn't anything that the Lord doesn't already know about you. You can't surprise Him.
AND GET THIS
HE LOVES YOU
You see, in Romans 5:8,9 says "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him."
You get it don't you?
Back to the Big Nutbrown Hare analogy. As a Mother I have given my ALL for my children. I love every one of them with MY WHOLE heart. As far as I am concerned (and I am sure all the Mothers I personally know would agree with me on this one)
"You can mess with anything, but DO NOT mess a Ma'mas babies! You be barkin' up the wrong tree. Cause there ain't no wrath like a mother scorned!"
I mean seriously, even just typing that, I could feel the passion.
It is the same with the Lord and HIS CHILDREN!
Even MORE SO!
The Lord does NOT like it when His children are taken advantage of. On the subject, the Lord’s love for His children.The Lord could NOT stand to be separated from us! So much so that He gave His only begotten Son to be crucified, as a Holy sacrifice; as an atonement for OUR SIN. ONCE for ALL; that all who believe and receive would have life everlasting! (paraphrased John 3:16)
Jesus, gave HIS life. Suffered terribly. An innocent man.
The Heavenly Father allowed Him to come and give His life for us.
(back to Romans 5:9)
If then by demonstrating THIS. How much more will He, (God) not do for us now, through the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) during this season of Grace?
Come.
The Spirit of the Lord s
says come.
Original post 2011
