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. John 3.16-17 The Message

This coming Sunday we are celebrating a day that has great implications in our lives, Easter. Easter is the day when the famous verse in John 3.16 became fully reality, God gave His Son for us that we can have eternal life. That reality can change your life forever. When you keep reading  on in the text you notice that God gave us a choice.

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. John 3.18 The Message

We can choose to accept that offer or we can refuse it. A good father wants his children to make the right choice, but he also lets them choose. True love can only be expressed by being able to choose. So God showed true love for each one of us, but now it’s on us to choose Him and by doing that falling more and more in love with Him. Even the guys that hang at the cross with Jesus had a choice. What is your choice?

Happy Easter friend

We hope you had a great week of reflecting on Easter and what it means for you personally. Jen and I both love how God is showering us with His love every day. It doesn’t matter if we have a good or a bad day.  We can see daily as an example how it affects how we do ministry and how we love people. If we feel loved by Him it is so much easier to let His love overflow through us into others even if we don’t feel like it. During the last week we had a much needed vacation. God really refreshed both of us in this time. It was wonderful.

Thank you for all your prayers and financial support. You are a huge blessing to us!

Have a blessed Easter time.

Markus and Jen