Jesus Loves you For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, so that who ever believes in him will not perish, but have an everlasting life. (John 3:16)Purpose, meaning, a reason for living - these are all things we desire and search for in life. Despite steps each one of us takes to find purpose and meaning in life, we still feel empty, unfulfilled. That is because there is a spiritual emptiness in each of our lives. We each have a hole in our heart, a spiritual vacuum deep within our soul - a “God-shaped blank.” Possessions won’t fill this hole, nor will success. Relationships alone cannot satisfy this emptiness, and morality, in and of itself, falls miserably short of occupying this space. In fact, even religion cannot fill the void in our heart. There is only one way to effectively fill that void. This way will not only help us to have a life that is full and rich on this earth, but more important - will give us the absolute hope of spending eternity in the presence of God. Before we can truly appreciate this good news, though we need to understand the bad news, which is a serious problem we all have.The Problem: SIN,We have all missed the mark (Romans 3:23) “For all have sinned, and fall short of God’s glorious standard.”Sin is a deliberate act (Ephesians 2:1 - 3) “Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins.”The Ultimate penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23) “For the wages of sin is death.”God understood our problem and knew that we could do nothing about it. Because God loves us, he sent his own Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to bridge the chasm of sin that separates us from HimReceiving Jesus Christ into your heartIf you are ready to turn from your sins and believe in Jesus Christ so that you can receive the forgiveness of sin and the hope for eternal life, then take a moment to bow your head and pray a prayer like this one right now:God, I am sorry for my sin, I turn from it right now. I thank you for sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross for my sin. Jesus, I ask you to come into my heart and life right now. Be my Lord, Savior and friend. Help me to follow you all the days of my life as your disciple. Thank you for forgiving and receiving me right now. Thank you that my sin is forgiven an that I am going to heaven. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
Jesus Loves you
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, so that who ever believes in him will not perish, but have an everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Purpose, meaning, a reason for living - these are all things we desire and search for in life. Despite steps each one of us takes to find purpose and meaning in life, we still feel empty, unfulfilled. That is because there is a spiritual emptiness in each of our lives. We each have a hole in our heart, a spiritual vacuum deep within our soul - a “God-shaped blank.” Possessions won’t fill this hole, nor will success. Relationships alone cannot satisfy this emptiness, and morality, in and of itself, falls miserably short of occupying this space. In fact, even religion cannot fill the void in our heart. There is only one way to effectively fill that void. This way will not only help us to have a life that is full and rich on this earth, but more important - will give us the absolute hope of spending eternity in the presence of God. Before we can truly appreciate this good news, though we need to understand the bad news, which is a serious problem we all have.
The Problem: SIN,
We have all missed the mark (Romans 3:23) “For all have sinned, and fall short of God’s glorious standard.”
Sin is a deliberate act (Ephesians 2:1 - 3) “Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins.”
The Ultimate penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23) “For the wages of sin is death.”
God understood our problem and knew that we could do nothing about it. Because God loves us, he sent his own Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to bridge the chasm of sin that separates us from Him
Receiving Jesus Christ into your heart
If you are ready to turn from your sins and believe in Jesus Christ so that you can receive the forgiveness of sin and the hope for eternal life, then take a moment to bow your head and pray a prayer like this one right now:
God, I am sorry for my sin, I turn from it right now. I thank you for sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross for my sin. Jesus, I ask you to come into my heart and life right now. Be my Lord, Savior and friend. Help me to follow you all the days of my life as your disciple. Thank you for forgiving and receiving me right now. Thank you that my sin is forgiven an that I am going to heaven. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
