John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. "God loved the world" actually means "God loved the world so much" in its original text. Here the "world" refers not those people who have received Jesus Christ as their personal savior, it represents all the people in the world that God has already loved even when we were sinners. God has mercy on us even we betrayed and resisted Him. God's love is so great not because we choose Him, but because He first choose us; not because of our good deeds that He favors us, but because the Lord chooses to love us. Human love is finite, conditional, and we only love the lovable ones and those that favor us, but God's love is universal, God loves everyone in this world. God not only loved the world, He also took actions: He sent His one and only son into this world. Thus Jesus Christ was borne to this world to undergo our weaknesses, and died on the cross to bear God's punishments against our sins. Who so loved us like our God? Who would die for us? But Jesus has died for us; He has died for us even when we were still sinners. Hallelujah! How can you reject Him when you think about the love of the Lord? The Lord says here: "that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God only wants us to believe and receive Him with simple faith; His grace will come upon us regardless of background, expertise or knowledge. May the Lord help us through this short bible verse to think again about His love, that we rededicate our lives to Him, and live for Him! Pray with Pastor Tong 
Dear Lord, thank you, because you so loved us. Let us come before you, receive your love, while willingly offering ourselves, to live for you and live out the lives that you love. We thank and pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!
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