Knowing Jesus
To know Him is to love Him
Some people don’t agree
We don’t know who is who yet
Only God does
He knows who will betray Him or who will forever refuse Him
or who will fall away
He also knows the elect, His elect who will hold fast to the truth,
and follow Him no matter what the cost
Jesus was not a beautiful man when He walked on the Earth
He did not want anyone attracted to Him because of His looks
Jesus’ beauty is internal
It is always baffling to me when I read this verse which is during the 6th Seal
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet
repented not of the works of their hands,
that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass,
and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,
nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Revelation 9:20-21
So these people have seen God’s Judgment and have not changed their minds
Wait until they meet Jesus at His throne and have to accept His Judgment
for their choices and refusal of the God of all Creation
Some people like to do things their own way
The Narrow Way is not easy
Entrance to the Narrow Way is not shown to all
If you have found the Way, you are greatly blessed
How do you get to know Jesus?
Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you (from James 4:8)
He will respond to you
If you are searching for you, He will reveal more of Himself to you
God is not far off, He is near and He is approachable with the right intentions
We cannot buy our way into spending time with Him
Like any relationship, it takes time and work, effort on each part
God will make the effort, our part of the effort is for us to decide to follow him
and then apply what He teaches us
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear?
behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken:
behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach;
they have no delight in it. Jeremiah 6:10
In contrast…
Thy words were found, and I did eat them;
and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart:
for I am called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16
When you feel this way, you likely know Jesus