"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
Concerning this profound verse F. F. Bruce writes, "If there is one sentence more than another which sums up the message of the Fourth Gospel, it is this. The love of God is limitless; it embraces all mankind. No sacrifice was too great to bring its unmeasured intensity home to men and women: the best that God had to give, he gave--his only Son, his well-beloved. Nor was it for one nation or group that he was given: he was given so that all, without distinction or exception, who repose their faith on him . . . might be rescued from destruction and blessed with the life that is life indeed. The gospel of salvation and life has its source in the love of God. The essence of the saving message is made unmistakably plain, in language which people of all races, cultures and times can grasp, and so effectively is it set forth in these words that many more, probably, have found the way of life through them than through any other biblical text" (The Gospel & Epistles of John, pp. 89, 90).
Thank You, God, for Your limitless and incomprehensible love! Thank You for communicating that love to us. We were hopeless and helpless apart from Your radical intervention, but You did not leave us without a Savior. For that, we praise You now in faith and look forward to eternity wherein we may praise You in sight.
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