Our Experience of Jesus

 1 John 1-5 

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of life…so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”

1 John 1:1, 3

A relationship with Jesus Christ must be experienced, not just studied or discussed. John was a disciple of Jesus before he was an apostle. If we, too, are to live on mission with Jesus, we, too, must hear, see, and experience a loving relationship with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. What we share with others, with conviction, must be true in our lives first. All over the world, people are leaving their worship of idols, spirits, and performance-based religions to know Jesus in loving relationship through the Holy Spirit. This is why Jesus came. This is the incarnation we celebrate at Christmas. 

If it’s real in our lives, who is God inviting us to tell today?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for coming to this earth and coming to live within me, for your glory.”