The Amazing Passion Of The Almighty God For Souls

What's your passion in life? Many people are running with their passion and are doing great exploits. Now God, who caused human beings to have a passion for things, also has passion. And God's passion is for souls.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life - John 3:16 (NKJV).

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance - 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV).

Many people don't understand why Christians have to go around preaching the gospel of Christ everywhere. And they wonder why they should do it to the point of suffering for it. Sometimes, they even consider it as a disturbance. However, one may not blame them because they are ignorant of God's love for us. And they don't know His passion for souls to reconcile back to Him.

What is passion?

Passion is a strong feeling for something to the point that you're ready to suffer for it. Also, it's something that you are ready to forgo many other things to be able to focus on it. And it's what empowers you to make a difference in life. Furthermore, passion is what drives you to work hard even when you don't feel like doing so. And it will make you learn more and even go to so many places in order to fulfill your passion. However, working on your passion in life gets you to your desired peak while giving you great joy in the process. In summary, it's what you love or love doing, and you're ready to make sacrifices to fulfil it.

God's passion for souls

In the same vein, God has a passion for souls to be saved, for them to reconcile back to Him. And it's not His will for anyone to perish (2 Peter 3:9).

God's passion for us not to perish drove Him to sacrifice His only Son Jesus (John 3:16). And it made Him allow people He created to mock and humiliate His Son. Also, He had to suffer the pain of forsaking His Son for the first time when Jesus carried all our sins on the cross. This is because He will never behold iniquity no matter who is bearing or committing it (Matthew 27:46, Habakkuk 1:13). Read more...