Do you know what a "gimme" is? In golf, if a player putts to within a foot or two of the hole, or attempts a putt that falls just short of the cup, the other players may give him the next shot without having to putt out. It's like a gift. It"s the other players acknowledging that the next putt would be made anyway. It's a gimme!
I was reading through John, chapter 3 recently and found a gimme. It's stated in the most famous verses in all of Scripture. It speaks of the greatness of God's love for sinful people. It tells how God made the greatest sacrifice of all - giving His only Son to save us from eternal death to grant eternal life. If you haven't figured it out yet, we're speaking of John 3:16.
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.
Martin Luther wrote, "It was not an angel, a principality, or any of the world's mighty who became incarnate and died for us - not, both the angelic and the human nature would have been too weak - but it was the divine nature that assumed humanity. It was Christ who adopted our flesh and blood that we might be saved through Him."
This is news not to be taken for granted. Instead, rejoice! God loves you. He gave His Son to be your Savior. Through faith in Jesus you have eternal life. Rejoice!
