"Do
you know Jesus?"
Listen
closely as this could be the most important question in your life.
Do you know Jesus? You might ask the question, "How do you
get to know the Son of the Almighty God of the universe…
maker of heaven and earth?" If you do not know Jesus, first
you need to understand He is not like any other person. Jesus
is unique in that being of God; He was also born to us as a man.
He lived on earth 33 years perfect, without sin, teaching us how
to know God. He paid the price for our salvation when He was crucified
on the cross. If there was any other way for us to be redeemed
Jesus would not have been sacrificed to save us. On the third
day He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven to sit at the
right hand of God. Yes, He is alive in body and spirit just as
it is written. To know Jesus you must believe that for you He
came, He died and He lives!
Today,
He gives the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom will teach you all
things in His name. God is our Creator, our Healer, our Comforter,
our Savior, our Provider, our Redeemer, our Teacher, our Judge,
our Hope and our way to have eternal Life. These are just a few
of His many titles for He is all things to all people, yesterday,
today and forever.
He
has hundreds of names earned throughout history from people like
you and me that have experienced His grace first hand. You too
will have a special name for Jesus as you get to know Him. If
you want to know Him it's like any other relationship, it requires
effort on your part. You can not get to know Jesus by running
from Him, hiding your feelings or be ashamed to show that you
know and love Him. God knows your heart, knows all your sins and
loves you anyway. He's always there ready to help you begin your
journey from death to life and catch you if you stumble. The relationship
with Him is more important than any other single factor in your
life. And as He reveals Himself to you He will touch you with
His awesome unconditional love, mercy and a peace that will fill
your soul…that hard to reach part of every person that only
He can comfort.
To
know God you need to realize that He is in control of everything.
He will let you run your life in your world until you reach that
point where you realize you just can't do it alone. He draws you
to Him with each little seed that has been planted throughout
your life until the day HE deems that you come to Jesus and ask
for salvation. "No one can come
to me (Jesus) unless the Father who sent me draws him. Everyone
who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me…This
is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father
has enabled him." (John 6:44-45, 65). Yes, He
created you, He loves you, He seeks you and He wants you to know
HIM. He already knows you. "I
have called you by name; you are mine!" (Isaiah 43:1)
To
have a relationship with Jesus you must first call him your "Savior."
Are you ready?
If
you are say:
"Jesus
I'm yours. Thank
you for dying for me, for my sins so that I may have eternal life
in you." Please come into my heart today."
In
Jesus Name, Amen...
"That
if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and
believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you
will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and
are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and
are saved." (Romans 10: 9-10)
Did
you call Him your "Savior?"
If
so, you now know Jesus and all the angels in heaven rejoice!
Sherri
Hunter