Many people “know” or have some sort of intellectual understanding that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. But, truly “knowing” Him is a different matter altogether. It involves having a firsthand knowledge of Jesus Himself.
Just you and He.
Knowing Jesus requires a supernatural spiritual experience that surpasses mere intellectual assent and moves into the realm of relationship. It happens when you become aware of how much He loves you, and because of this love, died for you to blot out your sins in the sight of a holy God. The relationship begins when you respond to this love with a broken heart of repentance, love and awe.
Also essential to this relationship is surrender. Surrendering everything to Jesus, you hand over your right to yourself, your self-righteousness, your self-will, your goals, dreams and aspirations. You give everything to Him and all that you are becomes His. As His infinitesimal love shatters your carefully constructed walls, you kneel in faith before Him, recognizing His sovereign right to rule your life, because He died that you might one day live with God.
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”
John 14:6 (NKJV)
John 14:6 (NKJV)
If you have never "known Jesus," may you too come to know Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, and rejoice as a newly redeemed child of God.
Kathy Sanders
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