Jesus came to help, to put the world RIGHT again

Scripture (John 3:16-18/ The Message)

"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

Observation
The story begins with an encounter between Jesus and a teacher of Israel, Nicodemus. He asked Jesus what it meant to be born again. Hence, Jesus mentioned that to be born again is to be born of the spirit. Jesus revealed His true intention that He is not here to accused the things that were already in the world but to set the world back into its original purpose. He is here to bring hope and love to all who is willing to believe in Him through repentance and believing Him through acts of faith. Indirectly, we can see that Jesus is extending his invitation to Nicodemus to repent ie change the way he thinks and to follow Him.

Jesus then reveals who God is and the extent of Gods' love to the world. Ie, God loved the world even to the point of sacrificing his OWN son to "saved" us. His heart is; for all to be "saved" and it is never Gods' intention to come into the world to accuse us of our "weaknesses" BUT
- To re-deem us ie
- To make us NEW again
- To give us another chance
- To give us hope to live again
- To clean us from our filth
- To remind us of our ORIGINAL true identity as his beloved children.
- To regain that PERSONAL relationship that He had with Adam & Eve in the very beginning
- To lead all creation under His guidance (To Rule)
- To work in the land that He has given us
- To love one another just like how He has loved us
- To cherish, to believe and to encourage one another like Him
- To build meaningful relationships with others......:)
- To make things right again to His true intention for us and the world...
Summary: To have a personal relationships with God and man, to be frootful and multiply and to rule all creations that was given by Him under the guidance of God.

This makes me ponder why are some of Gods' believer do not understand that Jesus intention in coming to the world is not to pin-point the chaos of the world but to help and make the world a better place. Just like Pharisees, we segregate ourselves from the "sinner" but the whole point of us being Christs' follower is to go to the world and bring Christs' love, hope, faith, cares, tenderness to those who does not know Him. If God has not seek after me when I was lost, I will never ever found this TRUE God. I praised God for HE loved me so much to bring me out from the pit of darkness/meaninglessness in order to give me a NEW life of hope, meaning, growth and a life for me to serve others just like He did.

So, God did not send his son to come and tell the world how bad it is, but to help and put it right again. A true follower loves what He loves, do what He does. We are not here to build our own empire and ensure our nest are taken care of or even to have that "survival mentality" (which is of the world) but to obey and follow what He cares and loves most. ===>To harvest the field (Matthew 9:37-38)

Point to ponder:
God has given us many opportunities to serve the world. Are we too busy running around, accumulating our own wealth/looking for more entertainments OR are we truly listening to what truly matters to Him?



Application
- To grab the opportunity to be a representative of Christ in the world.
- To learn and shine His light and hope to those who does not know Him.
- "The harvest if plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field" Matthew 9:37-38




Prayer
Father Lord, I want to obey you. Obedience in following your ways and what you loved. Indeed, if its not because of your love for me, I will forever be lost in this life of meaninglessness. You have given me hope and a reason to live in this life on earth. You have given me joy and directions in my life. Father, if it is your will, you will open doors of opportunities for me to be your representative in the world.

Loving you always,
Doremi...;)