To my friends who don’t care to have anything to do with religion, please hear me. Forget about religion and think about a relationship. I understand where you are coming from and your skepticism. You have observed a variety of so-called “Christians” living in several different ways. You wonder why one attends church weekly and yet you hear them gossip. Another hardly ever goes to church but says they are praying for you. What’s a person to think? Let me tell you that both of these people are Christians. We are imperfect people living in a sinful world. Jesus came to save us from ourselves (our sins). He was born from the Virgin Mary and lived a sinless life. He willingly died on the cross for our sins and was buried in a borrowed tomb, three days later (as the bible says) He rose to life and is alive now. Stop a minute and let that soak in. He did all of that for me and you and all He wants is a relationship with us. I have been a follower of Jesus for many years and during that time I have suffered my share of loss, heartache, and pain, but I have also known deep love and forgiveness. Today I am asking you to reach out in prayer to Jesus. He created you and He loves you more than you know. Take a moment to think about how much you love your child, your spouse, or your parents; the love that you feel for them is just a fragment of how much Jesus loves you. I guess what I’m trying to say is if you want nothing to do with Jesus because of how you have watched people live; then stop watching them. Jesus didn’t call us to follow men but to follow Him. Pull up the bible app on your phone or grab that bible your granny gave you and read about Jesus for yourself. Talk to him, He will listen and you will be glad you did. Satan who is very real wants you to believe his lies and to feel shame, guilt, and sadness. He would like nothing more than for you to believe that you don’t need Jesus. Trust me, Jesus is ALL you need. He is waiting to hear from you, will you accept Him? I am praying for all who read this, but especially for my friends, who don’t know Jesus. He’s not just some story people in church talk about; He is real. Don’t give up on Jesus because people have let you down; He deserves better and so do you.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
1 Peter 1:8-9 “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”
Romans 3:23-25 “ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness…”
Go be a blessing ...
Go be a blessing ...
