The Verse

For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Emily was in her first year of AWANA this year and she finished her first book a month or so ago. And I thought she had to go back and review the whole thing since she couldnt' get her next book until 1st grade. The first verse she would have had to say again was John 3:16. She knew it just by the reference. It got me to thinking about that verse. You can ask almost any Christian to recite John 3:16 and almost everyone can. It's a verse etched into our hearts and minds. I've known it for as long as I can remember.

I think that is a verse that God allows us to really hang onto. I've memorized lots of verses in my years at church and I'll sadly admit there are few I remember. But that verse is one that is always there. I think it's an important one. It says it all. God loved us, the world, that he sent his son to die so that we can have eternal life. If you can't remember anything esle when witnessing to someone, you can always remember that verse and share God's great gift. I just think that is a verse that we remember because God gives it as a gift. Yeah, we hear it a lot in church but we hear a lot of things in church. Why does that one really really implant in our hearts and minds over other verses? Maybe I'm way off course but I really just think that is a verse that, in essence, says it a lot.