Memorise: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Read: John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Our Heavenly Father expects us
all to grow in our Christian faith (2nd Peter 3:18). If you refuse to grow, you
may end up keeping God in an endless state of waiting for you to grow.
Unfortunately, while God waits for you to grow, you may end up losing certain
crucial things to others who grow up faster. For how long will you remain a
babe? How long do you expect God to wait for you? Keeping God waiting can
definitely affect His original plan for the life of some of His children. The
night is far spent, and the Lord’s return is around the corner; therefore we
cannot afford to slow down the growth process.
Your level of maturity
determines the level of relationship you have with God, and in turn, the level
of your relationship determines the communication channels that are open to you
from heaven (Numbers 12:6-8). It also determines your understanding of and
response to God’s word. As a result of this, you can expect different responses
to the same word from God by different children of God. Take for instance, if you tell three Christians at different maturity levels
that God loves them, they will see it in different ways. When a baby Christian
hears “God loves you” he will rejoice because this reminds him of his
triumphant state. He will remember Romans 8:37 which says,
“Nay, in all these things we
are more than conquerors through him that loved us”
When you tell an adult
Christian “God loves you”, he will inquisitively ask why you are saying this to
him, because this reminds him of responsibility: for whosoever the Father
loves, he chastises (Hebrew 12:6). On the other hand, when you tell a
bone-cracking Christian “God loves you”, he will be a lot more apprehensive. He
will say “Amen; may God have mercy.” He is saying this because it reminds him
of sacrifice: for whosoever the Father loves, He sacrifices (Genesis 22:2,
Ephesians 5:2). God the Father was so pleased with Jesus that He sacrificed Him
to redeem the world (John 3:16). When God wanted to prove to the world that
there was no God above Him, what did He do? He sent His outstanding sons,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, into fire. When He wanted to show His
supremacy over lions, what did He do? He allowed His loved Daniel to go into
the lion’s den. How will you respond now when I say to you that God loves you?
Can God trust you enough to send you to tough assignments that will bring
honour and praise to His Name?
Prayer Point: God can be
patient, but not to the detriment of His timetable. Wherever you need to say
“yes” to God, do it now.
Bible in one year: Genesis
30:31, Isaiah 49:8-23
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