Meditate on God’s love…and light…and life.
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants." John 3:16-21
This is such a well-known verse…For God so loved the world that He have His only begotten Son, so whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. It is almost beyond our human comprehension that God—the ultimate Deity of the universe—would love us—the backbiting, carousing, self-centered, and bickering mankind—enough to sacrifice His own Son to pay for our sins. That is amazing love.
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| Jesus is the Light of the World |
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am
the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness,
because you will have the light that leads to life." John 8:12
Jesus is also the ultimate Judge, or at least He is the one who separates the righteous believers and the unbelievers. This passage tells us that Jesus came to save, not judge the world. Salvation is through Jesus—as the sacrificial lamb. Blood has to be shed for sin…just like in the Garden of Eden when God sacrificed animals to cloth the nakedness of Adam and Eve. It all goes back to the Garden. Back to death. Life is in Jesus. His death allows us to live. To live eternally beginning today…not when we die.
So the question is “What are you
doing with your life?” How is your relationship with God today? Are you living
as God wants you to live…believing in Jesus? The choice is yours.
Verses of Salvation ~ While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:7-10 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Jesus is the source of eternal salvation. Choose Jesus. Choose life.
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