{"id":1318,"date":"2016-12-21T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2016-12-21T12:24:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T18:24:22","slug":"come-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/come-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Come to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1319\" src=\"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jesus-christ-stars-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jesus-christ-stars-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jesus-christ-stars-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jesus-christ-stars-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jesus-christ-stars.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>Whosoever wills can come!<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him<br \/>\nshould not perish but have eternal life.&#8221; 1 John 3:16<\/p>\n<p>To feel loved is perhaps the deepest longing of the human heart. When family and friends, or peers and churches hang a scarlet letter around<!--more--> someone&#8217;s neck and say that that person is unlovable, there is perhaps no quicker way to get on the road to despair. To love is the greatest virtue- to offer love is the greatest gift.<\/p>\n<p>In this verse, we have the greatest pronouncement in all of Scripture. Despite our sins and failures, the God who made us not only loves us, He provided a way for us to know Him eternally.<br \/>\nIn His conversation with Nicodemus, A religious leader of the day; Jesus announces that God&#8217;s coming- the nativity- was for everyone- not just the religious and pious, it was for the sinner and failure. Whosoever wills can come!<\/p>\n<p>That is an amazing reality! Despite knowing everything about us; God not only eternally loved us, He provided a way of salvation for us.<br \/>\nIf you are reading this today and unsure of your standing before Him- don&#8217;t wait, ask Him to be your Savior now &#8211; No other gift at Christmas can compare.<\/p>\n<p>Because of Grace,<br \/>\nTim<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Come%20to%20Me\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whosoever wills can come! &#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life.&#8221; 1 John 3:16 To feel loved is perhaps the deepest longing of the human heart. 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