This year, Palm Sunday falls on March 16th and many Christians around the world believe there is a great significance between the date of Palm Sunday, 3/16 and what is perhaps the best known verse in the Bible…John 3:16 (NIV), “For God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son, that who ever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This powerful verse is a simple equation of how much we mean to Him:
God’s love for us + The sacrifice of His Son = SALVATION!
John 3:16 is probably one of the best known verses because it does in fact “tell it like it is”; God gave up His own to save His own! This verse is about ultimate sacrifice, unconditional love, and eternal life. Jesus didn’t come here to be married or to start a family as some believe. He was truly about his Father’s business…to save souls!
God has given us a gift of eternal life in John 3:16. All we have to do to accept it is to believe in Him and the first step to believing is to be born again. It’s not enough to “talk the talk”; we must “walk the walk” just as Jesus did. He didn’t simply promise that He would save us; He put action behind His word. He was born in the flesh, nailed to the cross for our sins, and rose again. We have already been born in the flesh and now we must nail our sins to the cross and be born again as a new creation just as Jesus tells us in the book of John 3:3 (NIV), “In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
We must confess and repent of our sins (talk the talk) as well as, put our sincerest faith and belief (walk the walk) in Christ Jesus if we are to truly accept His gift of salvation. This is confirmed in Romans 10:9-10 (NIV) “That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
John 3:16 is a very important verse as it is perhaps the starting point to creating, building, and nurturing a relationship with Christ.
Blessings,
Sis. Tracy Spence-Banks
Director of the FL Chapter
Posted By: The SISTAHS Ministry
Wednesday, August 20th 2008 at 2:17PM
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