Do You Know Jesus Personally? (September 18, 2023)

“He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:10-13)

Do I know Jesus Christ personally? That is the most important question that every living soul must answer in their heart and mind before their earthly life is over. Each individual’s answer to this critical question, either affirmatively or negatively, will determine where that person spends eternity -- in the presence of the LORD in the paradise of heaven or apart from God in the fiery lake of hell with Satan. In order to be saved and have everlasting life, everyone must know Jesus through a faith-based personal relationship with the Son of the living God. Such an intimate relationship involves regular communication with the Lord through prayer and Scripture reading, spending quality time with Him, serving Him obediently, and loving Him wholeheartedly.

Jesus is perhaps the most well-known person in human history. To varying degrees, multitudes of people know something about Christ and His earthly life as God incarnate whether they trust in Him or not. However, it is not enough just to know about Jesus. Even demons know who Jesus is. ^“Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

To joyfully enter into a saving relationship with Christ and gain access God’s grace, one must encounter Jesus personally on a spiritual level, receiving Him into their heart, and permitting Him to engage in communion and fellowship with the believer. Do you know Jesus personally and recognize Him as “the Holy One of God?” If so, I encourage you to seek to cultivate a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ, allowing the Holy Spirit to gradually mold you into His likeness. If you’ve never experienced Him personally and been reborn spiritually as a new creation in Christ and a child of God, I urge you to ask Jesus to forgive your sins, clothe you in His righteousness, and bless you with a lively everlasting hope that He alone can give!

 ^“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)