For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 3:16-18 (NASB)

 

God is love, and He demonstrates His love by sending His Son into the world to save us rather than condemn us. According to the Apostle John, Jesus came into a world that did not know Him or recognise their need for Him. Love came down in human form to rescue us from ourselves. So, even though we were sinners due to our sinful ignorance and rebellion, Christ died for us and everyone. This is indeed good news.

Jesus clearly states that God does not condemn lost sinners for their sins. They are already condemned by their own sins and refusal to believe in Jesus, who came to save them from their guilt and slavery to sin. They would rather walk in darkness than in the light of the truth that liberates them.

We may be prone to sin, but God is always eager to save us.

God loves us as a father loves his child, and He took the initiative to find us and prepare for our return to Him. He accomplished this by removing the entire weight of the world's sin, along with its guilt and shame, through the finished work of the cross, allowing everyone to be reconciled with Him.

Nobody should be lost in their sin and unbelief. God has chosen to forgive those who have sinned and continue to sin against Him. They need us to tell them the truth about God's grace, love, and forgiveness, which leads to salvation.

You may face opposition and rejection but keep in mind that it is the strongholds of unbelief and opposition to Christ that are standing in the way of knowing God's grace. Whatever happens, the best thing to do is to remain loving, humble, and genuine.

What is God saying to me here and what must I do?