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BEFORE THE BEGINNING Read: Matthew 3:13–17 Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 16–18; Luke 22:47–71 You loved me before the creation of the world. John 17:24 “But if God has no beginning and no end, and has always existed, what was He doing before He created us? How did He spend His time?” Some precocious Sunday school student always asks this question when we talk about God’s eternal nature. I used to respond that this was a bit of a mystery. But recently I learned that the Bible gives us an answer to this question. When Jesus prays to His Father in John 17, He says “Father, . . . you loved me before the creation of the world” (v. 24). This is God as revealed to us by Jesus: Before the world was ever created, God was a trinity (Father, , and Holy Spirit)—all loving each other and being loved. When Jesus was baptized, God sent His Spirit in the form of a dove and said, “This is my , whom I love” (Matthew 3:17. The most foundational aspect of God’s identity is this outgoing, life-giving love. God, thank You for Your overflowing, self-giving love. What a lovely and encouraging truth this is about our God! The mutual, outgoing love expressed by each member of the Trinity—Father, , and Holy Spirit—is key to understanding the nature of God. What was God doing before the beginning of time? What He always does: He was loving because He is love (1 John 4:8 God, thank You for Your overflowing, self-giving love. We are created in the image of a God who is loving and relational. 
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A question that I'm sure we may all have contemplated at some time, and one of the things that nonbelievers want to question and debate. It is one of those things we cannot comprehend because we think with just our human brains that can comprehend only so much. And it is one of those things that I don't consider of much importance to my life at the moment. All that really concerns me is that God loved me so much that he sent Jesus to die and go to hell for me! By faith, I received that truth and put my trust in Him for my eternal life with Him. Have a good weekend, Marbella. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Good weekend for you .
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