John 3:16

For most of my life, I didn't know much about God,
Jesus, or the bible's countless verses
But I remembered John 3:16;
it stayed with me through life's many challenging courses

How it just smoldered there within me,
and occasionally was brought to mind
That God so loved the world,
He sacrificed the most precious thing He could find

I used to quote it to prove I knew about Him,
but I never really understood
That the sacrifice He made for my salvation,
was the key to my future and livelihood

Over time the light from that one passage grew
into a blaze that consumed my heart
He knew it would, all those many years ago
when he placed it there from the start

I always felt that He was with me,
but never quite sure if my eternity was in danger
The Spirit made it clear when I accepted Jesus
from His birth in the manger

For I've always believed and had faith in God
in good times and times of strife
But it was by God's grace and belief in His Son
that secured the promise of an everlasting life