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| “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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” |
| —John 3:16-17 |
If I say to you, “Jesus loves you,” I know that won’t surprise you at all, will it?
As long as we have attended church, many, different people have told us that “Jesus loves us.” We have heard it from our Sunday School teachers. We have heard it from our pastors or priests. We may have even heard it from our moms and dads, or from our grandmas and grandpas, or from our uncles or aunts, or from some close friends. “Jesus loves you” is a wonderful, wonderful truth. And, all of us know this is so.
There are some people in our community who don’t know that Jesus loves them. As sad as it is to realize this, we can take joy from knowing that God has given us the wonderful opportunity of being the ones to tell them that Jesus loves them, too.
Sometimes, before we can tell people that Jesus loves them, we have to get their attention. We also have to be sensitive to needs they might have and try to reach out to them and meet those needs.
Have you ever considered participating in a special event at your church? I’m talking about the kind of event that invites all of the people in your neighborhood to come to your church for an occasion where you offer them some food, some entertainment, and a chance to share with them—in a very non-threatening way—that “Jesus loves them.” This kind of an event is really a way of getting their attention and trying to meet some needs they might have, so you can have the opportunity to share with them the good news of Jesus’ love.
By now I’m sure you’ve joined me in noticing the treats in the photo above. In fact, I imagine that, like me, some of you have hardly taken your eyes off that tray of treats from the moment you first landed on this blog post a few minutes ago. They really look good, don’t they? These treats have really captured our attention.
In the same way these treats have captured our attention, a special event at our churches will capture the attention of the people in our neighborhoods.
Underneath each of the treats in this photo, I’ve tucked a note written on a very small piece of paper. Can you tell me what you think the note says? That’s right! “Jesus loves you.”
And, you know, He really does love you, He loves me, and He loves every person that He calls to Himself. That is a truth worth sharing. Isn’t it?
