God Loves

John 3:16.  “For God so loved the world that he He gave his one and only Son, so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”  This is probably the most memorized verse in the Bible, and certainly the foundation of truth for all who believe.

If we could only grasp the great love God has given to us.  I know many get trapped up in questions like, “If God is so loving, why is their tragedy in the world?”  I’ve thought about this question a long time.

There is a law called gravity, and if we jump off a building and fall to our death, it’s not God’s fault.  We know of the law and we chose to jump – therefore we die.  I don’t think anyone would argue this point, nor be mad at God that the person dies.  We all get the law of gravity.

In the same way there is this law of sin and death.  If we live in sin, we will die.  Period.  However, God loved us so much that he made a way to defy this law!  His perfect Son died for us, so that if we believe in Him, we never die.

That’s who God is.  Even when we screw up and jump when we know we shouldn’t, His grace and mercy is there to catch us if we just believe.  And he rescues us and brings us to life…forever.

That’s amazing love.