For God So Loved

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  John 3:16

Looking around at the world, we see both that which is loveable and some which appears less so. Yet there were no exceptions or conditions placed on this verse. It begins, for God so loved. No one could force the Almighty to love, so God must have chosen to love. God so loved the world we see right now, for the Roman empire of our Lord's time was hardly better than what we see today. Untimely death and suffering were common then as they are now. Sin and hatred lived near love and righteousness just as we can see in our time. This is all useless though, as the great verse of our Lord Jesus simply begins with the stated fact: for God so loved the world. And you and I did not do a thing to earn that love, it flows from our Lord because He chose to love. 

God's love and mine to you and yours!

Bucky