Knowing God’s HeartSample

God’s Heart For All People

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 NASB

The verse above is the essence of the Gospel. Simply stated, the Gospel means good news, and it’s God’s plan to save us—sinful human beings—from being eternally separated from Him. Before we can truly appreciate the Good News, we need to know why we need it. 

God is perfect. He doesn’t condone sin or imperfection. And since we're sinful, imperfect humans, He can’t be in relationship with us. Instead of expecting us to be perfect so that we can know Him, He sent Jesus to earth to make things right with us because He knew we couldn’t do it on our own. That’s why it’s called the Good News! Here are a few important things to remember about the gospel of Jesus Christ:

God Loves Everyone
Notice that John 3:16 didn’t say God loved some of the people in the world. It says He loves the world and that means the inhabitants of it. God’s heart is for all people. The Gospel is for everyone.

God Wants Everyone
2 Peter 3:9 NASB says, “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” We may think God is late but He is always on time. He loves us so much that he doesn’t want anyone to die without Him. 

God Sends Everyone
The last thing Jesus told His followers before He left earth to go to heaven was to go and make disciples in all nations. We don’t all have to go into other countries, but we are called to be obedient where we are with the truth we know.

If Jesus is our Savior, then let’s live with Him as our Lord. If He’s our Savior, then it means He saved us. If He’s our Lord, then it means He leads us. So, as we go through each day, let’s offer our praise to God for who He is and let’s pray that we’ll be His hands and feet on this earth. Let’s worship Him for His miraculous works and ask Him to give us eyes to see how much He loves everyone regardless of their status, actions, or belief system. 

There is a lost and dying world who needs the hope we’ve been given. They need the joy we have deposited into our heart as God’s kids. We have the answer to the hurts and heartaches people are enduring. Now’s the time to praise and preach.

That’s why we’re here.