A relationship with GodGod is a being who desires to have a relationship with us. This desire is not based on who we are or what we've done, but rather on his own purposes in creating us in his image. From the beginning he desired for us to know him, spend time with him, and generally be friends in the richest sense of the word. When asked, most people will say they know about God. They know where Jesus was born, the names of his parents, some of his famous quotes, a few miracles, and possibly even some of his friends' names. Most of the information people spew about Jesus is the same or less than they can recite about a famous movie star or sports personality. Information from TV and magazines can tell the average person a lot about a famous personality, but it can never be the same as actually knowing them. God doesn't want us just to know about him, he wants us to know him personally. Knowing things about God isn't enough. The God who desires relationship with his people wants us to know him in an intimate way; like best friends would know and relate to one another. We can say we know about a famous personality, but until we are introduced to them, we really can't know them. This introduction is available to you right now. Think about it: You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Even if we are all wrong, and this Jesus thing is just a scam to waste your time praying a prayer, it still only costs you is 45 seconds of your life. But if we're right, you may gain all of eternity. THAT is a great offer. How?Pray to receive Christ into your life like you would receive a friend into your house. Invite him in, give him place in your life daily, and pledge to get to know him better through talking to him as often as you can and finding out about him in his biography (the bible). All this does is start a relationship - an introduction. The rest is up to you. |
