1 John 3:16- “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”
Recently, I was asked to list my TOP TWENTY—verses, that is.
I am sure you have had a similar request in a Bible Study Group, Sunday School class, or even from a curious friend.
Before printing my list, I scrolled through it briefly, looking for typos.
I found one—sort of.
Instead of typing John 3:16, I had written 1 John 3:16, instead.
I started to make the correction, but I was curious. (I’m always looking for special messages from God. Was this one?) What did the verse in 1 John say? Was there a similarity in meaning to the often-quoted verse, John 3:16?
I turned to the reference and read the beautiful words about love. (Also, in John 3:16, so there was a connection, but there was more).
The verse was an answer to prayer because I had been searching for the perfect verse to put in my almost-finished Christian Suspense Novel, Truth or Dare—a story about a wayward father called upon to donate a kidney to his child.
God heard my prayer for guidance and led me to the exact verse to use in my book.
And, yes, 1 John 3:16 will forevermore be included in my Top Twenty.
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