Thursday, August 21 FOR HE SO LOVED JOHN 3:16-21

Thursday,  August 21

FOR HE SO LOVED

JOHN 3:16-21

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…”

John 3:16

God repudiates sin. He has always condemned it.  With sin there is no understanding, no accord; and yet, He loves the sinner. His love for us surpasses all understanding and it is so vast that it cannot be measured.  We are his creatures, created for eternal life, but stripped of this privilege through sin.

Because of his love for you and for me, and for all of his creatures, he gave up his own Son as a sacrifice in order to change the destiny of death that awaited us into the destiny of eternal life that we had lost.

His love brings forgiveness and pardon for the offenses committed against Him and covers over the ruins that sin has caused within us.

With his power God builds a new life, guided and sustained by his presence in us. God is with you. His love will not forsake you.

Prayer: Merciful father, I give you thanks for Jesus Christ and for your immense love.  Pardon my sins and cleanse me of my wrongdoing so that I may honor you. Amen.

DE TAL MANERA AMÓ

JUAN 3:16-21

“Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo

que dio a su Hijo Unigénito”

Juan 3:16

Dios repudia el pecado. Siempre lo ha repudiado. Con el pecado no hay entendimiento, ni tratos; más sin embargo, ama entrañablemente al pecador. Su amor por nosotros sobrepasa todo entendimiento y es tan inconmensurable que no puede ser medido. ¿Qué somos nosotros para merecer tan suprema manifestación? Somos sus criaturas creadas para la vida eterna, pero despojadas de este privilegio por el pecado.

Por amor a ti y a mí, por amor a todas sus criaturas, dio a su propio Hijo en sacrificio para cambiar un destino de muerte que nos esperaba, por un destino de vida eterna que habíamos perdido.

Su amor trae consigo el perdón y el olvido de las ofensas a Él inferidas y sobre las ruinas que el pecado ha causado en nosotros. 

Con su poder edifica Dios la nueva vida, guiada y sostenida por su presencia en nosotros.

Dios está contigo. Su amor no te abandona.

Oración: Padre misericordioso, gracias te doy por Jesucristo y por tu amor inmenso. Perdona mis pecados y límpiame de mi maldad para honrarte. Amén.