Sunday, July 23, 2006
John 3:16-21
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” (ESV)
by Linda Harris
As we focus this week on love, what better way to begin than with the Father’s love for us. God’s love exponentially transcends any human love. We can’t even imagine how great the Father’s love is for us. Even the best human father cannot be compared to God’s love.
Some of us have grown up with the idea that God is displeased with us for various reasons: when we sin, when we don’t spend enough time with him, etc. But he doesn’t condemn us for our failures. Instead he rebukes and corrects us as would a loving earthly father.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
