God loves us so much that he was willing to give his own son, Jesus to die in our place.

1 John 3:16 says: "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us."

God is our creator. In Psalm 139:13 it says "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." You are the work of His hands, His own creation and nothing you or anyone else may do can change that fact or His love for you.

Romans 3:23 says that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. The word ‘Sin’ means to ‘miss the mark’ or ‘fail to reach the goal’. The Bible tells us that ‘the goal’ is to ‘love God’ and ‘love others’. So, sin is the failure to love God and love others. It is the part of us that chooses to put ourselves above God and above others.

The Bible tells us that sin separates us from God. In the Old Testament we see that anyone who tried to enter God’s presence in their sinfulness would die. Therefore, an animal would be sacrificed as a substitute for their own life so that they could enter his presence.

God loved us so much that he sent his son to earth to offer his own life as the ultimate sacrifice for our sin.

John 3:16-17 says “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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Death was no match for Jesus and three days later he rose again. 40 days later, Jesus ascended into heaven, leaving us with the Holy Spirit so that God’s presence could be with us always.

But now we have to decide if we want to accept this gift of forgiveness, this promise of eternal life. God will never force us to live in relationship with him. We can go on choosing to live under the power of sin or we can choose to let him into our hearts and lives. The decision is ours.