The Best Good News

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 BSB

In a story titled “Potomac teen runner Quincy Wilson is set to make Olympic history” published yesterday, it wa reported that teen sprinting sensation Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old announced he had reportedly been picked in the 4×400 meter relay roster for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Sharing the news on his Instagram on Sunday, Wilson wrote: “WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS,” while also sharing multiple posts reporting that he’d made the team. Wilson’s coach Joe Lee also confirmed the news to both the Washington Post and USA Today. “The call came directly to me from USA Track & Field,” Lee told USA Today. “I called Quincy afterwards with the good news.”

And you know, when it comes to sharing good news, there could be no better message we could ever share than how God “so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Did you get that “so” part? That’s an extraordinary love so extreme and radical that it can’t be understood this side of heaven and so big and awesome that it can’t be contained. It’s a love that has the power to change the course of a person’s life. 

So let us follow the command to “go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone” my friend, remembering that reaching everyone with the best Good News begins in our own back yard. This is the only news that can provide eternal salvation…something that has eternal value for the person who hears it and accepts Jesus. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us so much that You would send your only Son to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Thank You for loving us when we didn’t love You Lord. Please help us to understand the enormity of the love that compelled Jesus to sacrifice his life for us, so that we in turn would be compelled to share the Good News with everyone we meet. It’s in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen. 

Happy Running!