“For God so loved the world.” Think about the enormity of that statement. The world. The whole world.
That means everyone. God loves everyone in the entire world. That means he loves the drug pushers.
He loves the thief. God loves the atheist and the agnostic. He loves the couple living a homosexual
lifestyle and He loves the man dressed as a woman, claiming to be a woman. That means he loved me
even when I was one of those “long-haired, hippie people”of the 1970’s. He loved you when you were a
non-believer, or disobedient Christian. Aren’t you glad that God loves the entire population of the
world?
But don’t mistake His love for weakness or permissiveness. God demands accountability from His
creation. You see, when God created you, He did so with purpose and forethought. He created you for
a reason…He had a plan for you. Every part of the relationship He has with you is designed to get you to
that place in life to carry out that plan. And…here’s what we really need to understand…that plan will
bring you the utmost happiness in your life. God loves you that much!
Which of us can know what plan God had for the transgendered person or that thief. What was God's
plan for the person selling drugs on the street or the prostitute? What was the atheist created to be or
to do? We find it difficult to love them because we only see them in their present state of life. God,
however, sees them as they were created to be. He sees their potential…and He wants them to achieve
it.
The next time you see that person living a life that contradicts the Word of God, try to imagine them in
the role God made them for. That lesbian couple may have been created to raise a family of Christian
children. The drug addict may become a much-loved school teacher. Maybe the thief would be a
respected member of society, organizing youth groups. Perhaps if we could see God’s creation through
His eyes, we, too, could love the “World”.
Say good things about your Savior and His church.
That means everyone. God loves everyone in the entire world. That means he loves the drug pushers.
He loves the thief. God loves the atheist and the agnostic. He loves the couple living a homosexual
lifestyle and He loves the man dressed as a woman, claiming to be a woman. That means he loved me
even when I was one of those “long-haired, hippie people”of the 1970’s. He loved you when you were a
non-believer, or disobedient Christian. Aren’t you glad that God loves the entire population of the
world?
But don’t mistake His love for weakness or permissiveness. God demands accountability from His
creation. You see, when God created you, He did so with purpose and forethought. He created you for
a reason…He had a plan for you. Every part of the relationship He has with you is designed to get you to
that place in life to carry out that plan. And…here’s what we really need to understand…that plan will
bring you the utmost happiness in your life. God loves you that much!
Which of us can know what plan God had for the transgendered person or that thief. What was God's
plan for the person selling drugs on the street or the prostitute? What was the atheist created to be or
to do? We find it difficult to love them because we only see them in their present state of life. God,
however, sees them as they were created to be. He sees their potential…and He wants them to achieve
it.
The next time you see that person living a life that contradicts the Word of God, try to imagine them in
the role God made them for. That lesbian couple may have been created to raise a family of Christian
children. The drug addict may become a much-loved school teacher. Maybe the thief would be a
respected member of society, organizing youth groups. Perhaps if we could see God’s creation through
His eyes, we, too, could love the “World”.
Say good things about your Savior and His church.