John 17:3 NKJV
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
The knowledge of the GOD we serve is very important; and not just even knowing but continuous knowing and growing in the knowledge of HIM. Jesus said that’s life eternal; to Know the one and only true GOD and JESUS CHRIST who GOD sent to the world.
Also we see how important your own personal knowledge and revelation of who GOD is when JESUS CHRIST asked HIS disciples 2 questions in Matthew 16.
He asked them who people said and were saying HE IS and they had different answers:
Matthew 16:13-14 NKJV
“When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.””
He then asked HIS disciples an even more important question, who they say HE is to them personally, not what the world were saying but what’s their own understanding and knowledge of who JESUS is:
Matthew 16:15-17 NKJV
“He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”
The same applies to us; who is JESUS CHRIST?
Who is JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is GOD, the SON of GOD.
John 20:31 NKJV
“but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.”
And HE came to the earth in the form of man to die on the cross for our sins.
John 1:14 NKJV
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
And JESUS is the only way to the truth and life eternal and the only way to GOD, THE FATHER.
John 14:6 NKJV
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
What did JESUS do for me and you?
Here in John 3:17; JESUS says HE came to save the world, to save us. JESUS didn’t come to this world to condemn any of us, but to save us.
John 3:17 NKJV
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
And it was also established as witness by John the Baptist:
John 1:29 NKJV
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
JESUS CHRIST came to earth to die for us, our sins.
Romans 5:6-8 NKJV
“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”
To free and redeem us also:
Galatians 3:13 NKJV
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),”
And give us life abundantly in love, peace joy and eternally:
John 10:10 NKJV
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
JESUS also came to reveal HIMSELF to us and to have an understanding of who truly GOD is.
JESUS came to give us a true understanding, revelation of who GOD is:
I John 5:20 NKJV
“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.”
HE AND GOD ARE ONE and JESUS is the express image of GOD.
John 10:30 NIV
“I and the Father are one.””
John 14:9 NIV
“Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”
Colossians 1:15-17 NIV
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
Why did JESUS die for us?
Because we all have sinned and deserve death and eternal damnation, but JESUS CHRIST came to pay the consequences of our sins and give us life abundantly and eternal instead.
Romans 3:23 NKJV
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
Romans 5:12 NKJV
“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—”
Isaiah 53 puts this beautifully together.
JESUS was despised and rejected by men; took up our pain, sickness and bore our suffering, HE was the one who carried our sicknesses and endured the torment of our sufferings. We viewed him as one who was being punished for something he himself had done, as one who was struck down by God and brought low.
Isaiah 53:4 NIV
“Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.”
Why tho?
It was because of our rebellious deeds that he was pierced and because of our sins that he was crushed. He endured the punishment that made us completely whole, and in his wounding we found our healing.
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
Why?
Because we all like wayward sheep, we have all wandered astray. Each of us has turned from God’s paths and chosen our own way; so JESUS suffered the consequences of our sins. GOD laid the guilt of our every sin upon him. HE was oppressed and harshly mistreated; still JESUS humbly submitted, refusing to defend HIMSELF. HE was led like a gentle lamb to be slaughtered. Like a silent sheep before his shearers, HE didn’t even open his mouth. By coercion and with a perversion of justice HE was taken away. HE was cut down in the prime of life; for our rebellion, he was struck down in my place.
Isaiah 53:6-9 NIV
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.”
See how verse 11 of Isaiah 53 calls JESUS CHRSIT, our sin-bearer🥹
Isaiah 53:11 TPT
After the great anguish of his soul, he will see light and be fully satisfied. By knowing him, the righteous one, my servant will make many to be righteous, because he, their sin-bearer, carried away their sins.”
And the only way to be saved is through JESUS CHRIST.
Acts 4:12 NKJV
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.””
So then what’s my response?
Acknowledge that I am a sinner and that JESUS CHRIST died for your sins and be SAVED.
We have all sinned and we all need to repent and confess to be saved.
Romans 3:23 NKJV
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
So you might be asking so what must I do to be saved and just like the Jailer in Acts 16 we need to believe in JESUS CHRIST and we will be saved.
Acts 16:30-31 NKJV
“And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.””
This is JESUS promise to us all, that whosoever calls on HIM and comes to HIM, no matter what, who; HE won’t cast or turn away.
John 6:37 NKJV
“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.”
Romans 10:11 NKJV
“For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.””
So come to JESUS; JESUS is calling you; come to LIGHT, no matter your past; JESUS LOVES YOU AND FOR THAT REASON HE DIED; SO ALL IS FORGIVEN.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
“For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.””
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
And wait there’s more; when we repent and confess that JESUS is Lord and has died for our sins; we have abundant eternal Life with GOD🙂
John 3:16 NKJV
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
I John 4:14-15 NKJV
“And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”
And then?
We walk in the newness of our life in JESUS CHRIST.
Don’t worry; this HOLY LIFE; we aren’t doing on our own; It’s not just a thing where you are alone nope; it’s a forever communion with GOD now and forever.
Romans 8:37-39 NKJV
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Prayer
LORD JESUS here my voice of gratitude for all you have done for me; Thank you for dying for me on the cross of Calvary; not just dying but LORD you were beaten, struck down, despised, wounded, all for my sins; taking away my sin, shame, guilt and pain.
I owed a debt I couldn’t pay and you JESUS paid my debt you didn’t owe; I thank you for you love, your blood that has washed away and forgiven me of my sins forever. Thank you for breaking every chains of sin and seething me free: thank you for the now abundant, eternal life of peace joy love in YOU.
YOU are loving, faithful and I am grateful LORD. JESUS; I say Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
If you took the prayer of salvation, I say welcome to the family of Christ; please feel free to reach out via the contact button, HOLY SPIRIT, GOD would love to help you in you walk and growth with CHRIST. God loves you abundantly.
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