God Loves You! by Thomas Nitz
Jn 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 eternal life."
Have you ever stopped for a moment and asked, Does God Love Me? This question we all ponder from time to time so don't feel that your all alone.
Since the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden mankind has not only been asking this question but we have gone out of our way to gain acceptance from Him. However how sincere, we are still plagued with the same question that has haunted humanity form years gone by. Does God love me?
The fall of Adam left mankind in a terrible state of affairs, the most divesting was humanity being cut-off from all communications with a Holy God. Holy God loving mankind so much knew He would have to offer restoration back to mankind. In setting out in accomplishing this He had to prove to mankind that all their self efforts of restoration could never restore the breach had to prove to mankind their need for Him so He gave us the Ten Commands, however man took this law and used it for the wrong purposes and thought if they could keep the law God would accept them.
This law was NOT given for us to keep but rather the opposite. This Law describes God's Holy character and mankind can NEVER achieve this in our own efforts. God had to prove how far short we as humans are from keeping these laws. We all at the fall of Adam have inherited sin natures. We do what comes naturally to us and that is sin and God gave us the law to prove how far we fall short so we can recognize our need for Him. We all have broken one or more of these laws therefore we are all guilty and unholy. Therefore we have no right nor access to a Holy God. We need to be restored.Romans 3:20 "Because by the works of the law (us trying to be do-gooders by keeping the law) no flesh will be justified in His sight. ( this includes you and me). For through the Law comes the knowledge of sin (We see ourselves as we are.)
Holy God's Law was given to wake us up to our eternal state. Sinners cut-off from any relationship with a Holy God. None of us can keep God's Law, but rather all of us have broken it. Our natural human state is just bent on breaking God's Laws. We are sinners or unholy because of who we are not because of what we do. God's Law describes His Holy Righteous Character and how dare us to think we have the character to keep and maintain this Law.
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Once we come to the position or conclusion that we are Law breakers we can get into position to accept the penalty of what we deserve by breaking God's Laws.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages (what we deserve as law breakers) of sin is death.
(eternal separation)
That's right eternal separation from a Holy and Loving God. This is the state we all inherited by being children of Adam. We all are born separated from Holy God. God's Law proves our guilt. We need restoration.
Thankfully! There is good news in Holy God's love. He desires, He wants, He yearns for a restoration to you and all of humanity. He wants to give us Eternal Life with Him.
Romans 6:23" ....But the gift (can't earn gifts) of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We can't work for it. It is something Holy God gives. It is not us reaching up to Him, but rather Him reaching down to us. Nothing we can do to earn this gift, it is a total expression of His Love. No amount of any religious custom such as tithing, church attendance, doing good to neighbors, being morally upright, whatever it is that we feel that will make God accept us will earn this gift. None of our efforts will be accepted. It is truly what He does for us.
Romans 3:27 "Where then is boasting? (can't brag on our own efforts) it is excluded. By what kind of Law? Of works (being do- gooders). No, but by the law of faith" ( believing in what He has done)
This is the one request He does place on us in order to receive this gift. That is believe or have faith in what He has done for us. That is He sent His Son Jesus into the world to give His life on yours and mine behalf so we do not have to receive the wages of what we earned for breaking God's Law.
Holy God Loves us so much that He sent His Son Jesus who was also God to take yours and my place taking our penalty from us. Might I also add that He did this willing for us. He took yours and my place. There can be No other sacrifice, religious custom, ritual to bridge this gap in restoring.
Matthew 10:18 "No one has taken it [His Life) away form me. rather I lay it down on my own imitative..."
You and I have to approach Holy God in Faith, believing in what was accomplished on yours and my behalf. This is the message the apostle Paul had revealed to him by the risen Lord and was willing to die for this message.
1 Cor. 15:1-4 "Now I make known to you brethren, the gospel (or good news) which I preach to you. Which also I received, in which you also stand. By which also you are SAVED (restored), if you hold fast the word I preached to you, unless you BELIEVED in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance. What I also received, that Christ Died, for our sins according to the scripture, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the scripture"
This is the work we have to have faith in. Appropriating the Lord Jesus blood through His death, burial, and resurrection. We cannot keep groping at a dying faith placed in what we can do. But place living faith in what He has done.
Once we believe in the finished work of our Lord Jesus at the Cross, on our behalf we are saved. It is a done deal we are restored, it is finished. Holy God then seals or baptizes us with a down payment of our now eternal state through the Holy Spirit.
Eph 1:13-14 "In Him after listening to the message of truth, The gospel (good news) of your salvation, having also believed (faith) you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise (God cannot lie). Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance."
So back to our original question Does God Love me? You bet He does! He Died was buried and was resurrected for you and me. We do Not have to have an eternal life separated from Him, but rather we can live eternally in His prescience through His life.
Won't you acknowledge your sin Nature and need for restoration? Will you quit trying to work your way into heaven? Holy God loves you and me and has done ALL for us! It really is that simple.
Accept His death, burial, and resurrection on your behalf, His atoning blood will restore you! Won't you accept God's mercy? Prayerfully, will you invite Him in. Salvation is not based on our ability to change. But, God's ability to save.
Heb. 9:22 "...All things are cleansed with blood and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness"
Your sin debt has already been paid for, all you have to do is accept it Jn 10:9 "I am the door if anyone enters through me (not through our own efforts), He will be saved...."
Won't you walk through that door? There is nothing but love offered to you! God Loves You this much! <
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