THE LOVE OF GOD
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3:16
nod is love. Most likely we have heard these words from 1 John
4:8. But do we truly understand what they mean? John 3:16 sums it up: God loved vile, sinful, rebellious humanity so much that He came to earth in human flesh and died a gruesome death to save us. This is no shallow love.
Some people question Jesus' sacrifice, though. They think, certainly, the Lord could have come up with a different way to offer salvation. He is God, after all, so shouldn't He be able to do all things? They fail to consider two of His unchangeable attributes.
First, the Lord is holy by nature. This means that He cannot look upon sin with approval, so He must condemn transgression. Second, God is just. As a result, all wrongdoing—without exception-must be punished (Rom. 6:23). The Lord's every action must be consistent with His nature.
We all fall short of God's perfect holiness, and He is unable to accept us in our fallen state (Rom. 3:23). But our heavenly Father desires an everlasting relationship with us. So He provided solution by sending His Son Jesus to earth—to live as a man and a on the cross. This is the ultimate expression of love. As 1 John 4:10 states. "In this love, not that we loved God, but that He loved sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
The wise will accept the free gift of salvation. That is, they, receive Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour and cu follow Him. What is your response to His amazing love: to Romans 12:1, the only reasonable response is to offer body as a living sacrifice to the Lord.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for your amazing love. I offer my life as a living sacrifice to you.
Scriptural Reading: John 3:16-21
