Happy Easter!
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOVEVER believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” It is one of the most well-known, most quoted verses in all of scripture. It should be. It is the simple message of Jesus, summed up in one verse. God so loved, He gave. Gave Himself as the sacrifice for our sin. There are no exclusions, no exceptions. You just have to believe. Unfortunately, people who claim to follow Jesus; claim to love Him; claim to speak for Him, have exclusions and exceptions attached. They want to dictate what others relationship with Christ looks like. But it is not about people or what they think. It is all about Jesus - - and His grace. It’s about a personal relationship with Him - - and understanding that there is nothing better in the world! The last several months have found me in a place of wondering and wandering. Th...