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How To Know Him Personally
You must have heard about Jesus Christ. But you never had an opportunity to know him personally.
To begin with, you need to realize four basic facts about God and yourself:
God created a good world of peace and life. God loves you and wants you to have a life of peace and hope. The Bible says:" For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son Jesus Christ that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" John 3:16.
Every human being is separated from God. We choose to disobey God and go our own way. This selfish attitude set us apart from God, and created a gap between God and us. This separation is called Sin. We are incapable of getting to God by ourselves. Our efforts of good thoughts and good deeds fail to bridge the gap. We are too far from God. The Bible says:" For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23,
Seeing our distress and need God sent His Son to be the bridge that crosses the gap of separation. Christ took our sins on Himself, shed His blood, and died in our place. This bridge of life is rooted on both side of the gap, Jesus Christ is both God and man. So He provides the way of access between God and man. The Bible says: "Jesus answered " I' am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the father except through me."" John 14:6,
We must receive Christ into our heart and life by faith to cross the bridge of Christ to God. You cross the bridge to God's Family and to a new life when you prayerfully ask Christ to come in to your life. The Bible says: "Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12
- Admit your need. ("Forgive me for my sins") Be willing to turn from your sins. ("I want to leave behind everything I have done wrong") Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave to give you new life. ("I believe Jesus died for me")
- Invite Jesus Christ to come into your life and to control it. (Pray the prayer below to invite Jesus Christ into your life.)
"God, I know that my life is not the way you want it to be, and I need you in my daily life. I ask you to forgive me for all my sins. I want to leave behind all the things I have done wrong. I believe that Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, died for me on the cross, was buried and rose to give me a new life full of hope. Lord Jesus, I invite you to come into my life today. I want to follow you in friendship with other believers. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. "
Did you pray this prayer? Click below for your next step:
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