“…that He gave up His only Son…” – Woah…you'd have to be really special for me to give up my son for you. You'd probably have to have everything “right” in your life, and you probably would've had to have been nice to me for a lot of years on end. In fact you'd probably have to have sacrificed a LOT in your life just for me to even consider it…and even then I most likely wouldn't give up my son. T
hat's me but God has made a way WITHOUT you having to do anything except say “yes” to Jesus. He made this incredible sacrifice not based on your “works” (how good you are) but based on your worth (how valuable you are). It is absolutely wrong to think you must be perfect before you come to God. That completely defeats the purpose of grace AND it's a standard you'll never live up too. This also means we have to love and lead people to Christ who may “appear” unclean. In fact Jesus often hung with people that religious people wouldn't. Why? Because they NEEDED to hear the gospel before they could get their life right. The famous verse in the pic comes from John 3:16 but I also love John 3:17 which goes on to say “God didn't send His Son to CONDEMN the world, but to SAVE it” – Be encouraged that your life DOESN'T have to be perfect (nor does anyone else's) to come to God. He sees your worth despite the outward appearance so He paid the price! It's an awesome revelation…let it empower your day! Much love…