“HOW DO you know God loves you?” Mr. Clarke asked the Sunday school class. Two hands went up.
“The Bible tells us that God loves us,” answered Margaret.
“Jesus died for us on the cross,” said Nick.
“Both answers are right,” said Mr. Clarke. “It was because He loved us that God sent His Son from heaven to save us by dying on the cross. The Bible tells us all about it.”
What a wonderful thing it is that God loves us and that we know He does! I heard about a little boy who knew that God loved him but he didn’t know how to prove it. However, he had a kind, older brother who explained it to him.
“You are not in heaven, are you?” His brother answered, “No.” “And you are not in hell, are you?” “Oh! no,” said the little fellow, who appeared quite startled.
“Then you are in the world, aren’t you? And God loved the world. So you see that’s how you know that God loves YOU,” triumphantly explained the older boy.
It is true that God really loves you and if you wonder how much He loves you, just listen to what He says in John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16): “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.”
How could God love you so much that He would give His only Son to die for you? This question cannot be answered. You may wonder why God loved you that much. The answer to this is found in that same verse in the Bible: “That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
ML-09/23/1962