Living on Mission and the Love of God
John 3:1-22
For me, the heart of this passage is John 3:16-17,
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
Isn’t it comforting to know that God so loves the
bright, shiny, perfect, and sinless world?
Hang on…. That’s not what it says.
These verses talk about perishing and condemnation as if
that is where the world was headed. In fact, the passage continues by talking
about how the people of this world prefer the darkness because of their evil
deeds. Not very loveable, right?
“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to
die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:8)
His incredible love for us was bestowed while we were hiding from Him,
were in a fallen state, had turned our backs on Him, preferring evil deeds, and
our relationship with Him was broken by sin. Oh my goodness, that’s some kind
of love! That love is life altering – it’s world changing.
Jesus calls us to love like He loves: deeply, unconditionally, and
sacrificially. This is what drives us in mission – His love compels us.
Let’s practice Living on Mission and love this world, and the people
of our city, with His love.
Pastor Angela
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