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For God So Loved the World

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall 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. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."                    

 John 3: 16-21 NIV

 

The Bridge To Salvation

God loves us and wants to have a relationship with us. However we blew it by rebelling against Him by doing what we wanted to do instead of what God Says is right.

The sin we committed broke off that relationship with God and separated Him from us.
 

We try to do things to get back to God on our own by doing things like being a good person, helping people, or even going to church. These aren’t bad things, but they fail to get us back to God.

The Bible tells us that we have sinned and the penalty for our sins is spiritual death. This means separation from God for all eternity in a place called hell.  This is where we all are and there’s nothing we can do to change it.

But the Bible tells us there’s good news. Even after all we’ve done, God still wants to have a relationship with us. So He did for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves. He built a bridge back to Himself. How?

Christ paid the spiritual death penalty for us by dying on the cross in our place. And he rose from the dead to give us life.
But the Bible tells us we have to do more than just know these things. That would be the same as standing away from God nodding in agreement.

To have a relationship with God we need to receive Him by admitting we have sinned and ask Him for his forgiveness and to be the leader in our life. And that’s how we cross over.
So where would you place yourself in a relationship with God?

         The Message Of Salvation For All

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 10:9-12,17

Our Great and Mighty God has His Hand reaching down from Heaven to each of us. He says to us:

 

I am your Creator (Isaiah 42:5)

God made you just like you are to do what no one else can do. You are my special, precious child. Trust Me, follow Me, worship Me.

We need to, from our spirits. respond to Him as Creator by saying to Him:

I will trust You Lord; and I will follow You Lord; and I will worship You Lord.

I am your Sustainer (Isaiah 42:6)

God wants to hold your hand and keep you. Trust Me enough to grab My Hand, and love Me enough to let Me shine through your life.

We need to, from our spirits, respond to Him as Sustainer by saying to Him:

I want to by faith, from this moment forward, start reaching up each new day I live and hold onto Your Hand to show that I really do trust You; and I want to love You so that others see Your love in me.

I am your Redeemer (Isaiah 42:7)

God bought and paid for with Christ's blood, a great price. Realize anew that you are not your own, you belong to Me. Decide anew that what you say, where you go, what you wear, and how you fill your time needs to bring honor to Me as your God.

We need to, from our spirits, respond to Him as Redeemer by saying to Him:

Thank you for buying me, I am unworthy of Your love; and I belong to You so I want You to be pleased today with what I say, where I go, what I wear, and how I spend my priceless moments of life.

I am your Revealer (Isaiah 42:9)

God has spoken in this Word you hold. He leads you through His Word, comforts and keeps you with His Word, and changes you into more usefulness only by His Word. He says, "Let My Word fill your mind and life".

We need to, from our spirits, respond to Him as Revealer by saying to Him:

I want to get into Your Word today and spend time with You my Lord; and I want to feel your comfort; and I want to follow Your will for my life; and I want you to change me a little more to be like Jesus today than I was yesterday.

I am your Leader (Isaiah 48:17c)

God has given to us the pathway we are to follow in life (Psalm 16:11); and He alone is the guide we can safely follow. The Lord wants to guide and keep us; and often, it is much more than we want to follow and trust.

We need to, from our spirits, respond to Him as Leader by saying to Him:

I want to follow Your Path. I will submit to You as my Leader today. And when the path gets rough, or I begin to fear, I want to reach up again and take Your Hand stretched out to me.

I am your Peace-Giver (Isaiah 48:17)

God has told us over and over that great peace belongs to all who will love and obey His Word (Psalm 119:165). He offers peace that flows like a river through every part of our lives; and He offers a cleansing wave of His grace across the beaches of our lives--so that we can walk on each new day of life with a fresh, new beginning.

We need to, from our spirits, respond to Him as Peace-Giver by saying to Him:

I want Your peace every moment. Keep me in that perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3), and I will do my part-I will keep my mind focused on You. When I feel restless I will repent of whatever wickedness prompted that feeling, look back at You and thank you for Your river of peace, and waves of righteousness.

 

 

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"None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”

Romans 3:10-12