Scripture for today – John 3:16-18 The Living Bible
16 For God loved the world so much that he
gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but
have eternal life. 17 God did not send his Son into
the world to condemn it, but to save it.
18 “There is no eternal doom awaiting those who
trust him to save them. But those who don’t trust him have already been tried
and condemned for not believing in the only Son of God.
I spent
some time in the Army. After nearly a
year of training I learned that soldiers do many things other than fight. As a mechanized infantry platoon leader I was
ready to fight but was never called upon to do so. As the Chemical School security officer I sat
in an office and shuffled papers. One of
those papers was to prepare a response to the Army Suggestion Program. I read the suggestion, thought about it for
a minute or two, wrote a short paragraph of rejection and forwarded it to my
boss. The next day the colonel came to
my office with the paper in his hand. He
said, “Lieutenant, you took the easy way out, anyone can say ‘no.’ This is a
good thing, think about it and find a way to say ‘Yes.’ ”
What God
has offered us is a good thing, eternal life.
All we need to do is think about it, believe and say “YES!” And then the most amazing things will happen.
Prayer –
Our Father in Heaven, we praise Your holy name and seek Your forgiveness for
the times our thoughts and actions have failed to meet Your approval. We pray that You will open our eyes and
hearts to the opportunity of eternal life with You that You have offered
through Your Son. In the name of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ we pray. AMEN
