My daily Bible reading for today was John 3. What a magnificent chapter!
We "read" the reminder that Nicodemus believed in Jesus - and that he came to him by night. We aren't told that Nicodemus did that because he was concerned about what others of his sect would think, but it is an easy presumption.
And in the context of Jesus' explanation to Nicodemus, we have what I believe to be the most recognizable verse in the Bible - John 3:16:
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life (followed by 3:17:) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. (From memory - I suspect it is closest to the NIV!)
What an amazing God! That he would love his created beings - even me - so much that he would take on human form by being born of a virgin, and then live life as a human for 33 years and become known to humanity before being crucified, dying on a cross to be the final sacrifice ever needed to redeem his created. There is a lot we cannot fathom in that story, but once we know HIM and learn to trust him, we just know that we know.... He is TRUTH! He loves us! He walks with us, guiding and directing us if we let him. AMAZING! He wants a relationship with every person who accepts him!
If I "so love" what does that look like in the world I live in? That's a huge question!
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