Jesus brings us an important message from God His Father, and it is something that we really need to listen to today and always.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
That, my friends, is REAL love ! God sent His Son to die in our place on the cross, so that when we believe in Him as the Savior and put our faith in Him, we have the hope of eternal life.
God really, truly loves you!
"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." - 1 John 4:16 (See also 1 John 4:8).
God's very nature is love. In all His actions, God is loving. His love is always pure, always holy, always seeking what is best for His people. God's love is never ending.
No matter what trials or hardships or sorrows you face, take it to the good Lord in prayer and He will guide and sustain you. Just believe !
The greatest truth we learned in church is this: "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so." Remember that from your childhood Sunday School?
There is nothing you can do to make the Lord stop loving you !
(Romans 8:38-39)
The death of Jesus on the cross for sinners is the greatest, most visible and the absolute final word concerning God's love for humanity !
"Whom should we love, if not Him Who loved us, and gave Himself for us?" - Assorted Authors
"The test of Religion, the final test of Religion, is not Religiousness but Love." - Henry Drummond
We should be so very full of gratitude for all the good Lord has done on our behalf , that we should love Him with all of our heart and that we should obey Him in all things.
"Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." - John 14:23
Following is a 2 minute sermon clip by Charles Spurgeon concerning "Abiding In Obedience And In Love".
Here is a beautiful song by Kari Jobe: "What Love Is This"
All of the above applies to those who have already surrendered their lives to Jesus and who have been born again (John 3:3). If you are not a believer in Jesus, you will not experience eternal life with Him when you die. We all know the alternative....hell.
God is waiting for your response to His message.
If you have never accepted Jesus as your Savior, you need to stop and pray to the Lord for forgiveness for your sins; believe with all your heart that salvation is found only in belief in Jesus and genuinely repent of all known sin and forsake your life of sin and endeavor to live a life that pleases the Lord....a godly life. Follow as closely as you can in Jesus' footsteps. You need to read the Bible to learn more about the Lord and His commands and His love and His attributes and His will for your life.
Pray without ceasing ! (I Thessalonians 5:17) . You draw close to the good Lord by communicating with Him. He wants to fellowship with you. Christianity is all about a close, intimate, personal love relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9,10,13 explains: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life." - John 6:47
