Spiritual Prescription CHRISTIANITY IS KNOWING JESUS
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35.
Probably Jesus' greatest discourse on the close relationship of becoming acquainted with Him is found in John 6. The chapter cannot be read hastily. It's deep. But it has expressions such as these: "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." "He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." "I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die." "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him." "Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?" "From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him."
Giving up on ourselves and becoming acquainted with God is the entire basis of the Christian life. But there are many professed Christians who will scrap it at that point and say, "No, thanks. I want a religion, a Christianity, in which I can manage my own life." It is an ego-deflating thing to come to Jesus and say, "Lord, you're right. I can't do it. I would like to turn my life over to You." But if you've had struggles and problems in your life that you'd like to face with the real answer, I invite you today to a personal acquaintance with God.
How do we come into a relationship with God, and stay in the relationship with Him? Here is the prescription for that: Take time, alone, at the beginning of every day, to seek Jesus through His Word and through prayer. This is how you receive of His grace. This is all you can do to become and to remain a Christian. If you do not have a relationship with God, you're not a Christian. There are many people in the church who don't know God and who don't care a whole lot about knowing the Lord Jesus. They are simply good livers. God invites us to something more. He invites us to know His presence and His power in our lives. This is Christianity.
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35.
Probably Jesus' greatest discourse on the close relationship of becoming acquainted with Him is found in John 6. The chapter cannot be read hastily. It's deep. But it has expressions such as these: "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." "He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." "I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die." "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him." "Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?" "From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him."
Giving up on ourselves and becoming acquainted with God is the entire basis of the Christian life. But there are many professed Christians who will scrap it at that point and say, "No, thanks. I want a religion, a Christianity, in which I can manage my own life." It is an ego-deflating thing to come to Jesus and say, "Lord, you're right. I can't do it. I would like to turn my life over to You." But if you've had struggles and problems in your life that you'd like to face with the real answer, I invite you today to a personal acquaintance with God.
How do we come into a relationship with God, and stay in the relationship with Him? Here is the prescription for that: Take time, alone, at the beginning of every day, to seek Jesus through His Word and through prayer. This is how you receive of His grace. This is all you can do to become and to remain a Christian. If you do not have a relationship with God, you're not a Christian. There are many people in the church who don't know God and who don't care a whole lot about knowing the Lord Jesus. They are simply good livers. God invites us to something more. He invites us to know His presence and His power in our lives. This is Christianity.
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