“For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.” John 3:16 (AMPC)
The single most important need of a human being is to experience love, especially God’s love.
Do you believe God loves you?
According to John 3:16, God’s motivation for sending Jesus to this Earth was love. It wasn’t pity or impatience. He loved us even when we were in our most broken, rebellious state, and He still loves you this way today.
If you picture God as a big, mean judge in the sky who allows children to be abused and babies to die, how will you be able to feel His love? According to the Bible, God is not behind the pain in the world. God’s will was for us to live in the Garden of Eden—filled with beauty, joy, health and a close friendship with Him.
So, what happened? Man destroyed the ideal, not God. Mankind is still living out the consequences of Adam’s choice, but in the middle of our disobedience, Jesus came and died for us. Having a relationship with Jesus heals the relationship between you and God so you can experience His love, learn His promises and live out an incredible life.
Begin to see yourself as you really are in God’s eyes. For God so greatly loved and dearly prized you that He gave up His only begotten Son, so that by believing in, trusting in, clinging to and relying on Him, you would not come to destruction or be lost but you would have eternal, everlasting life. God absolutely loves you.
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