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Sunday, May 29, 2005

A daily experience.

Knowing Jesus is a daily experience. If I wanted to, I could write something here about my relationship with Jesus every day. Every day, Jesus wants to have time with us. He longs for the time that we will come to Him. It is true that He saves us, but it is for us to maintain the relationship. If you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and you don't put much effort into the relationship, how long before the two of you drift apart. It only takes one of the people for this to happen. That's how it is with God. He will never pull away from us. He is always there. But we are not so faithful. We are prone to wander away from Him, and try to find satisfaction for our souls somewhere else. We need to try to maintain our relationship with Jesus. This means spending time with Him in prayer and reading our Bibles on a daily basis. So you know, I am just as guilty as anybody else. I also fail in maintaining my relationship with Him at times. I say this for my benefit as much as the benefit of anyone who might read this. I'm not perfect. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) Nevertheless, we can still draw near to Him to know Him more.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

I count it all loss.

"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of knowing Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ..." Phillipians 3:7,8

"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."

Knowing Him! That's what it means to really be a Christian. You can't be a Christian if you don't know Him.

To be a Christian is to be like Christ. You can't be like Christ if you don't know him. It's no different if I want to be like the President. If I want to be like him, I have to get to know him. I might think that I know him because he is such a public man, but I don't really know him, do I? I've never been introduced to him. I've never talked with him, not even on the phone or even e-mail. I don't really know the President. But I do know Christ. I have been introduced to Him, and I have talked with Him. When you talk with Christ, you get to know him better, and you get to know that there is nobody, and nothing better than knowing Him. I've learned over the years that God loves me, regardless of my sin, my past, my family, my interest or disintersts, or what I'm really like on the inside. I've learned that God is for me, not against me. I've learned that He is my protector, and my provider. I've learned that He is always with me, and He is always working things for my good. Also, I've learned that He is the most loving and forgiving being there is. There is not one like Him that I could compare. Above all, He loves me, and I love Him.

"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."