A Choice

A choice
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." John 3:16-18.One of the verses quoted here, John 3:16 is perhaps the most quoted verse by Christians. And indeed it is perhaps one of the most important verses in the Bible.
It tells how God loved His creation so much He sent His one and only Son to earth.
This is what separates Christianity from other religions. Christianity is God reaching down to man.
God in sending Jesus to us was saying two things.
1/ I love you and am sending my One and Only Son to pay the price for your sins.
2/ I am preparing my Son to judge the world.
Later on in John Jesus states,
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For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man."
John 5: 26,27
Had God remained in His heaven and not sent the Son to walk among us we could legitimately I think say you don’t understand what it is to be human. What it is to be tempted. What it is to be a political refugee. What it is to be beaten and falsely convicted of a crime you didn’t commit. But when we stand before Jesus as our judge we can’t say that.
Jesus walked on this earth he knows what it was like to do something as mundane as walk along a dusty road. He knows what it is like to have to flee what amounted to political persecution when his parents had to flee with him to Egypt to avoid him being killed.
Jesus knew what it was like to feel the lash. The pain of being beaten and put to death in a most gruesome manner.
Jesus knew what it was like to be human.
So when we stand before Him we cannot say you don’t understand. But until that day we have a choice. The choice stated above.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." John 3:16-18.Where do you stand? Do you believe Jesus is the One and Only Son of God? Have you accepted Him into your heart and life?
If you want to all you have to do is ask him to come into your life. It’s as simple as a prayer. One like this.
Dear Heavenly Father
I believe that Jesus is your one and only Son. That you sent Him to earth to pay the price for my sins.
Jesus please come into my life today, forgive my sins and create in me a clean heart.
Direct my life from this day forward
Amen.
If you’ve prayed this prayer I urge you to pray and ask God to show you a church congregation that will help you grow in the Lord.
I urge you to get a Bible and start to read it. I recommend that you start in Matthew in the New Testament.
You can skip over the genealogies but read it carefully.
You might even want to get a Bible that has a commentary with it.
A commentary is simply teaching that expounds on the various verses you are reading. Teaching you what they mean.
At the same time read the Bible asking God to give you understanding. You’ll be amazed at what you learn.