God's Love Expressed Through Divine Decree

John 17:4

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

"God loves us so much that He forgives our sins" is a misstatement in and of itself.  God by His very nature cannot forgive our sins without the redemptive work of the Cross.  Almighty God abhors sin and cannot tolerate even a smidgeon of its stain in His presence.  The proper statement is "God loves us so much that He gave His Son to die on the Cross to atone for our sins so that we could become acceptable to stand before Him".  

To accept the misstatement as the truth is to make the sacrifice of Jesus Christ unnecessary and to open the doors to heaven to those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.  The misstatement, unfortunately, is the one that Satan uses to dupe many into denying Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Jesus Christ took on our sin on the Cross by divine decree.  His death was the reason that He came to earth. He completed the work that His Father gave Him to do.  His unimaginable accomplishment was crowned by His own words, "It is finished."  Through His perfect life and His atoning death, He glorified the Father and opened the way for us to become heirs to the kingdom of Almighty God.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for loving us so much that You sent Your Son to die on the Cross to atone for our sins.  We exalt the name of Jesus who accepted His assignment on earth so that He might glorify Your name and open the way to heaven for all men.  We pray, Father, that we may glorify Your name by faithfully completing every good work that You have set aside for us.  In the name of Jesus, we ask for the grace to see and the strength to accept the things that You have called us to do so that others may see the way, the truth and the life that is Your Son, Jesus.