Shalom,

We are reading John 3 for our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today and it is one of my favorite chapters in my favorite Gospel! First we have this very clear statement of TRUTH from JESUS to Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews, in verse 3:

3 Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.

What must we do to see the kingdom of God? BE BORN AGAIN! Very clear here that there IS no other WAY! But then JESUS clarifies this more in verses 16-17:

16 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. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.

HALLELUJAH! JESUS did not, does not and was never sent into this world to condemn us for sin, but to SAVE us from the PENALTY of that sin! Verse 18 makes it even clearer!

18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation—he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.]

WE CHOOSE! JESUS made a WAY for us! WE CHOOSE! We will ALL live FOREVER! SOMEWHERE! That SOMEWHERE is OUR CHOICE! What LOVE! What GRACE! What a WONDEFUL LOVE that would GIVE so much for those who do not deserve it! How could ANYONE turn their back on a LOVE like THIS? I hope that YOU have received HIS LOVE! Now tell others so they can, too! Here are Hillsong Kids with "Tell The World":

Shalom in Him!