Tell Them Now
(KJV John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Sometimes we just have to go back to the basics. Do you remember where you were when you first heard this verse? For most of us, we were children in Sunday School. Later, we were given ribbons or badges for memorizing scripture, and this was almost always the first scripture we committed to memory.
Many years ago, I was watching a World Series game, and someone lowered a sheet from the stands where John 3:16 was written in large black lettering. Not the verse, just the reference. I was stunned as one of the announcers said, “Look st that. I wonder what it means.” But even more surprising was that neither of the other announcers knew its meaning. Or if they did, they did not speak up.
“I wonder what it means” echoed in my brain and I answered, “You want to know what it means? It means Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Lamb for sinners slain, took on your sins and my sins and has given us eternal life in Him and with Him!” Sometimes we just have to go back to the basics.
- There is a Name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
It sounds like music in my ear,
The sweetest Name on earth.- Refrain:
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me!
- Refrain:
This song, written by Frederick Whitfield in 1855, is one I find myself singing again and again. There are people all over the world who still do not know what John 3:16 means. We must tell them now.
May we be bold enough to take the name of Jesus with us and share Him with all we meet.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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