John 3:16
16 ‘For God so loved the world that he
gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may
have eternal life.
Wow, God
really loved us even before we were born. He sent his Son, Jesus, to the world
knowing what the world would do to him.
Jesus knew he would be a sacrifice for the whole world. Yet, Jesus lives his life on earth not in
fear or with trepidation about what will happen at the end of his life, but
joyfully with people that surround him with love.
Since I am
not a parent, I cannot imagine the sacrifice it must have been for God to send
Jesus to earth knowing what would happen; however, I do love my family and my
friends deeply and wonder at the sacrifice that was made. Yet, both God the Father and God the Son love
us so much that this is the plan they had for us to be saved from eternal
damnation. I am so very thankful that God loves me this much.
Knowing the
end of something can be distressing, but in some ways it can be freeing. We know that we will all give up our earthly
bodies and have eternal life in heaven, but so many people struggle against
death and are fearful of it. I have
heard many sermons at church and homilies at funerals where the pastor assures
us the death is a part of life and that God is with us on both sides of the
veil, but as humans our frailties appear and we are afraid of the unknown. I pray that I can approach death with the
peace that passes all understanding because God so loved the world that he gave
his only Son.
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