Love

John 3:16
"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."

This is probably the first verse that I've memorized in Sunday School, thanks to the colorful sweets and the coupon redemption system. I'm sure most of us know this verse on our fingertips. I watched the show "Passion of Christ" on Good Friday yet again and I encountered the cross in a very special way. We are truly blessed that God loves us so much that He's willing to give up his ONE AND ONLY Son to die for us all so that we may have eternal life and not perish in our sinful nature.

I thought to myself... "If only God didn't plant the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, there would definitely be no chance for Adam & Eve to sin and Jesus need not be crucified and WE would all live in the garden of Eden happily ever after..." HoHoHo!

Uhhuh! Moments later, I remembered I had this talk with Teck Horng at Longhouse weeks back. God planted the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil is to allow Man to show his love for God. Meaning, in the midst of temptations, we can say "NO!" and not give in - that's showing our Love to Him!

I pray that we'll not just sing worship songs without meaning each word we sing and saying I Love You, GOD just because we feel like it, but I pray that every actions we make in our daily lives will reflect our Love for Him.

Have a blessed week.
Edward