Gospel Reflections #572: From beginning to end there was God

John 3:16 “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. He loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

God created us and promised to love us with an abiding love to the end.

He loved us enough to give us the life of His only begotten Son.

God did not give us His only begotten Son when we believed in Him, but He took the initiative to offer us His only begotten Son. 

Of all the people God created in the universe, we humans on earth are the only ones who have experienced such a thing.

Satan has been trying to separate man from God forever since he lost the battle in heaven.

Of course, we have been defeated and crushed many times by Satan's schemes.

But when we are in Christ, we are more closely connected to God than if we had not fallen.

The great cosmic struggle between Christ and Satan seems to be, in the end, about who we believe and what we believe, with belief being the substantive point of contention.

God works in us from beginning to end so that we can believe in Him without hesitation.

God's love is poured out all around us in more ways than we can imagine.

And we are kept alive by God's love without even knowing it.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.