John 3:16 - The Love of God.
John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
COMMENTARY PEARL
God made you to love you. The number one
purpose of your life is not for you to do good. The
number one purpose of your life is not even for you
to love God back.
The number one purpose of your life is to
let God love you. When you do that and
experience his mercy and grace, youll be free to
pursue all that he has planned for your life.
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren:
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/]
COMMENTARY
It was to redeem us that Jesus lived and
suffered and died. He became "a Man of Sorrows," that
we might be made partakers of everlasting joy.
God permitted His beloved Son, full of grace and
truth, to come from a world of indescribable glory,
to a world marred and blighted with sin,
darkened with the shadow of death and the curse. He
permitted Him to leave the bosom of His love, the
adoration of the angels, to suffer shame, insult,
humiliation, hatred, and death. "The chastisement of our
peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are
healed." Isaiah 53:5. Behold Him in the wilderness,
in Gethsemane, upon the cross! The spotless Son
of God took upon Himself the burden of sin. He
who had been one with God, felt in His soul the
awful separation that sin makes between God and
man. This wrung from His lips the anguished cry,
"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
Matthew 27:46. It was the burden of sin, the sense
of its terrible enormity, of its separation of
the soul from God--it was this that broke the
heart of the Son of God.
But this great sacrifice was not made in
order to create in the Father's heart a love for
man, not to make Him willing to save. No, no!
"God so loved the world, that He gave His
only-begotten Son." John 3:16. The Father loves us, not
because of the great propitiation, but He provided
the propitiation because He loves us. Christ was
the medium through which He could pour out His
infinite love upon a fallen world. "God was in
Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself." 2
Corinthians 5:19. God suffered with His Son. In the
agony of Gethsemane, the death of Calvary, the
heart of Infinite Love paid the price of our
redemption. SC13,4
It is a marvelous and profound truth that
although God loves the whole world generally, he also
loves us personally and individually so much that
Christ died for each of us as if there were only
one of us. Because of his love for us, he poured
out his life on the cross while we were still
sinners. He didn't wait for us to get our lives all
cleaned up and fixed up first - we couldn't have
anyway. Instead, he demonstrated his grace in saving
us even though we didn't deserve it. That would
be amazing enough, yet this gift of love isn't
for just a few. It's not just for me or a select
group of people, for those in particular families,
denominations, or nationalities - but for those from every
tribe and tongue, people, group, and nation. We
can hardly conceive of such a limitless,
boundless love! But we can rejoice in the truth of
John 3:16 - everyone who believes in Jesus Christ
will not perish but will have eternal life.
FATHER, thank you for loving me even
beyond what I could ever imagine. It amazes me that
you would love me - even when I didn't love you
- and would send your Son to pay the ultimate
price so that I could know you and experience
eternal life. Let your love flow through me so that
even more people may experience your boundless
love. [Praying Through The Bible By Fuller re John
3:16]
CLOSING THOUGHTS
God's love is measureless. It is more: it is
boundless. It has no bounds because it is not a thing
but a facet of the essential nature of God. His
love is something He is, and because He is
infinite, that love can enfold the whole created world
in itself and have room for ten thousand times
ten thousand worlds beside. A. W. Tozer
(1897-1963)
Fathers Love Letter
https://www.fathersloveletter.com/
Love Letter from God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8hdSchn-a0
LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE
John 3:16 - The Promise of Eternal Life.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2019/20191229-1259.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
Importance of Choice:
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]
Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David
DeRose, MD, MPH:
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Hope Awakens Bible Study Guides:
https://www.hopeawakens.study/lesson-header;id=2
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Revelation Now by Pastor Doug Batchelor
(live now): https://www.revelationnow.com/
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio (recent):
https://bible.awr.org/en/the-signs/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
