What the world needs now

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “What the world needs now”

Our Bible verse for today: “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.” John 3:16 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “This is what the world needs”

Okay, sing it with me, “What the world needs now is love sweet love, that’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love sweet love. No, not for some, but for everyone …”

Some of you are old enough to recognize that hit song from 1965. It was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, and sung by Jackie DeShannon. Granted, it’s a bit shmaltzy (excessively sentimental) – maybe even cheesy, but it is sweet and it does communicate a great truth. This world needs a whole lot more loving than it is currently getting. We live in a loud, angry, violent world that seems to be getting louder, angrier, and more violent by the day.

So, what’s a Christian to do? How do we live as effective and authentic disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ when the world is in chaos around us and we are engulfed in it? The Bible teaches that we are to be “in” the world but not “of” the world (John 17:16). But how does that work? How can we be surrounded by and participating in the chaotic world around us without being overwhelmed by it and perhaps even being drawn into the ugliness? How do we make a meaningful difference for Christ, being part of the solution rather than part of the problem?

John 3:16 is without question the most important verse in the New Testament and it communicates the greatest truth known to mankind. God gave the world Jesus, and then He gave the world the followers of Jesus to carry on what Jesus started. If Jesus is an expression of God’s love for the world, then by extension so are we the disciples of Jesus.

All this month we will explore the wonder of God’s love for mankind and the impact God’s love can and should be having on this hurting and bleeding world of ours. We will pay particular attention to the role each of us are to be playing in spreading that love.

What the world needs now is love sweet love – the sweet love of Jesus – and it’s up to you and me to make sure that need is met.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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