Sitting In the Dark

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

(John 3:16)

I like simple. Everyone does, from our Keurig coffee makers where you just pop in a K-cup and out comes a great cup of coffee to our iPhones where the world's information is a finger tap away, we love things to be simple. The simple things are easy to understand, easy to use, they are not complex. 

God made our way to salvation, our path to eternal life, just that...simple. When you look at verses like John 3:16 or Romans 10:9, the simplicity is amazing. The God of the universe that created all things, like the human body with all it's complex cells and organs, brain waves, etc... and the earth itself that has all that is needed to sustain life, from the right distance from the sun to the production of life giving food and water, this same God, made the Good News simple to understand. 

God didn't say, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever will believe in Him and know the Bible from cover to cover, will not perish but have everlasting life". No, He made it simple. 

Many think they can't come to Jesus unless they understand God, the scriptures or maybe the trinity, so they stay away. 

Vance Havner an evangelist   said it best about someone waiting until they know everything about God before coming to Jesus, when he said, 

"I don't understand everything about electricity, but I ain't gonna set around in the dark till I do" 

Wise words. There is no need to sit in the dark until you understand electricity, anymore than sitting in the dark until you understand God. Stop sitting in the dark and come to the light. The light of Jesus Christ. 

Vern