It’s So Simple…
Part One
April 22, 2009


It’s so simple why do we make it so hard? I’m talking about being a Christian. God in His infinite wisdom makes it so easy, yet as humans we try to improve on His plan and complicate it. According to the Bible in John 3:16(NIV) "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.”

Wow that’s pretty simple. God loved the world. He gave the world His one and only son Jesus. Whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life. Hmmm, sounds simple to me. But surely it can’t be that easy. Are you saying God that all I have to do is believe? That’s it? What about all the wonderful things I do for you? Don’t I get extra credit for that? In school I was taught if I did enough extra credit work I could raise my grade, doesn’t that work with you? There must be something I can do to earn your love and eternity, isn’t there?

Yet I read it again and it says God loved the world, sent His son, believe in Jesus and have eternal life. Since I’m part of the world that must mean that God loves me. I have lived and worked in a world that tells me I’m only as good as my next project. I need to perform. I need to prove my worth. I have to do better the next time and the time after that until I get it right which of course I never will but I must keep trying.

Excuse me God, are you telling me that you love me just because I’m me? Because I’m a living, breathing human being? That’s it? Then I am reminded of the words God spoke in Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;”

So that’s it. God loves me just because. Ahh that feels good… and yet it’s so simple.