Last night I couldn't get to sleep and somehow I got to thinking about how horrible it would be if your child died. Then I thought about the first question people ask at this time, "did he (or she) suffer?" It seems to help if the family knows the lost one didn't suffer.
This caused my thoughs to turn toward Jesus, and God. God. He gave his only (beloved, sinless) Son for us...for me, for you!
John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
We are all sinners!
Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
What a horrible death Jesus experienced on the cross for us! God turned his eyes from him that horrible moment before Jesus' death:
Matt 27:46, "About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'") when the sins of all were placed on Jesus. Such an extreme and loving acting from both the Father and Son...who both love us.
As the old hymnal we used to sing says, " I don't know why Jesus loves me, I don't know why he cares. I don't know why he sacrificed his life-OH BUT I'M GLAD...I'M GLAD HE DID!"
How in the world can people say God doesn't love them?
This caused my thoughs to turn toward Jesus, and God. God. He gave his only (beloved, sinless) Son for us...for me, for you!
John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
We are all sinners!
Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
What a horrible death Jesus experienced on the cross for us! God turned his eyes from him that horrible moment before Jesus' death:
Matt 27:46, "About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'") when the sins of all were placed on Jesus. Such an extreme and loving acting from both the Father and Son...who both love us.
As the old hymnal we used to sing says, " I don't know why Jesus loves me, I don't know why he cares. I don't know why he sacrificed his life-OH BUT I'M GLAD...I'M GLAD HE DID!"
How in the world can people say God doesn't love them?
