“For God so loved....” Jn. 3:16
Here we have the biggest, little word in the Bible. So—a conjunction (a joining together); the little word that connects. Here is everything. Here is much in little. It’s the greatest news that ever came from Heaven to earth. He loved us so much it moved Him to give so much. It staggers the mind that our God could love so much, and give so much, to a world that hates Him so much.
Rather than condemn the loathsome, He commends His love. When one of my daughters used to write me, she’d end her letters by saying, “I love you soooooo much!! She wanted me to be assured of the great love she have for me. This is what God did when He penned John 3:16. None of us should ever feel insecure and unloved after reading this text of all texts. Nothing you and I have ever done, or will ever do, will stop Him from loving us.
“Jesus loves me, this I know for the Bible tells me so.” He loves us soooooooo much!