John 3:17-18
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
Many people often misunderstand this bible passage, thinking God is so autocratic. In fact, God has good desires, He sent Jesus Christ to this world to redeem the sinners instead of condemning them. We need to come back before God, to understand His wish that "all may be saved, and none shall perish." We perish not because God is lacking in love or fairness; we stay outside the gate of salvation because of our own choice. We often choose to blame others or the circumstances; we also often choose to treat ourselves as victims, such that bitterness and complaints fill us; besides complaining about others, we also complain about God. But if we often treat ourselves as victims, we indeed would become the true victims; in other words, we are our biggest obstacles.
God loves us; He will always show mercy on us, He is also waiting to show mercy on us. We fail to come back before Him because of our past misconceptions and life experiences. However, this did not hinder God because His heart has never changed, still looking forward to people's turning before Him. Yesterday, today, and forever, He never changes. Because God has already seen, there is only one way, leaving Him, it's impossible for people to have life and joy. Brothers and sisters, are you walking the ways of God? Many times although we have become believers, we may not necessarily walk in the ways of God, our hearts often blame, complain about God. May God open our eyes, seeing that He is full of love and mercy, always willing to rescue us. Let us go back today! Trust in God again, get close to Him!
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