Light Brings Freedom

Do You Know Him?

August 22, 2018May 2, 2020
by Light Brings Freedom

The Process

Usually you aren’t immediately “close” to someone. Getting to know that person is a process. As you spend time with them, you learn what they like and what they don’t like. As the relationship develops, you begin to understand what kind of person they really are.

The bottom line is: A relationship doesn’t just happen on it’s own.

For a relationship to happen, you must make an effort to get to know the other person. You must decide that the relationship is worth investing in. You must be willing to spend time with them, listen and talk with them.

A Relationship With Jesus

That is exactly how it is in our relationship with Jesus. Sadly, sometimes we minimize getting to know Him. We get busy with making money, studying for school, the constant family demands, or working in the ministry.

Don’t allow the good things you do to overshadow the most important goal of all–knowing Jesus.

Compared to all the other things that we could be doing, developing our personal relationship with Jesus is the most important. We don’t want to arrive at heaven’s gate someday only to hear Him say, “Depart from me, I never knew you!”

Remember: Knowing about God is not enough, you must take steps to come to know Him personally.

What God wants:

To show you who He really is
To spend time with you every day
For you to pursue Him, not merely knowledge about Him

Reflection
Questions:

Can I honestly say that “knowing Christ” is my #1 priority?
Am I doing something every day that will draw me closer to God?
Will I give Him my time?

Take a moment to hear from God:

Read the following Bible passages for the day and ask God to speak to you:

Phil. 3:8-10
Matthew 7:21-23
Jeremiah 9:24
1 Corinthians 8:3

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Devotional

Who Will You Follow?

August 22, 2018May 2, 2020
by Light Brings Freedom

Perspective

Have you ever seen a toddler playing with his trucks in the sand when he suddenly reached down and stuffed a fistful of sand into his mouth? If you were there, you would probably shout, “Stop!! Don’t eat that!” Even though he may cry and fuss for awhile because you didn’t let him do what he wanted, you still wouldn’t change your mind. You would know that you are doing what’s best for him.

As adults, our perspective is very different from a child’s. What is obviously wrong to us may be completely oblivious to them. What looks good isn’t always good. Because God is all-knowing, He has a totally different perspective on our lives and choices than we do.

This doesn’t mean that everything we want to do is “bad,” but perhaps He wants to trade out our “good” for His “best”. What Jesus wants for us is actually for our own benefit. The reason that He gave us rules from the beginning is because He loves us and wants us to have the best life possible.

Paradigm Shift

We don’t always realize that:

God knows so much more than we do
His rules are for our benefit
He wants the very “best” for us

Following Jesus can be difficult at times, but it is a way that we can show Him that we love Him. When you look at it this way, His commands aren’t burdensome. In fact, they bring us blessing and life.

Remember: If you obey Him, you will walk along the best pathway for your life.