April 10, 2024

Sometimes I think, how sad it is that there are so many people who don’t know Jesus. People who may have never heard His name, people who think He is not real or never existed, as if He were a fairy tale character. People who misuse His name for their own gain or even as a swear word. How sad it is because if everyone knew Who He really is, that He lives, that He still performs miracles, saves, heals and raises people up. Then everyone would be lining up to get to know Him. People’s lives continue to be changed by Him. His character is out of this world He is indescribably good, unfailingly faithful, infinitely patient and unconditionally loving. When you really know Him, you cannot understand why people don’t want to know Him. I am blessed with His presence in my life, and I follow Him with great devotion and, above all, out of great love for Him. Even though I have been walking with Him for about four years now, He still amazes me every day. I now know His character, but I am still often deeply impressed by how good He is. When I think of all those people who don’t know Him and even despise Him, I could cry because this is not what He deserves. He does not deserve to be rejected, ridiculed, ignored or portrayed as a myth. But unfortunately, it has been happening for thousands of years. And He Himself was all too aware of this (John 15:18-19). Yell His Name! “I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love.” – Hosea 11:4 Somewhere in a gray area of my brain, I can still remember what it is like not to know Him. I also used His Name as a swear word and did not want to know anything about Him for a long time. Trust me, I know what it’s like. Yet, His love has grabbed me, as God Himself says: He draws us to Himself with cords of love (Hosea 11:4). Now I no longer want to think about having to live a life without Him and doing everything on my own strength. Where was my mind all these years? I now know that there is an enemy who would love to keep us in that state of ignorance, passivity and hostility towards Him. Yet, now I understand all too well all those people, including myself, who want to share the love of Jesus with everyone who doesn’t know Him. I understand now why people want to share their happiness because knowing Him is not something you want to keep to yourself. Yell His Name!!! (Acts 1:8) is what you most want to do. Jesus freak All those people I used to see standing in the center of the city, proclaiming the Gospel, whom I then labeled as “Jesus freaks”, I now understand better than anyone. Because Oh boy! If you only knew Him!! No, we have not become “cuckoo” as we say in the Netherlands. We have not lost our minds, and we are also not indoctrinated or members of a cult. Jesus lives! He’s real! And He really wants to get to know you too! The reason you are reading this is certainly no coincidence! He is looking for you and has chosen you (John 15:16) now it is up to you to choose whether you want to get to know Him. He will not force Himself on you, but waits patiently for you to open your heart to Him and invite Him into your life (Revelation 3:20). It is a choice from within yourself and He wants you to choose Him from your own free will. But I guarantee you that it will be the best choice you ever made or will ever make in your life! He will not leave you untouched. Guaranteed you will fall in love with Him and He will completely change your life. He gives you a new heart and new desires. Jesus changes everything, and He makes everything new (Ezekiel 36:26, Revelation 21:5)! If you want to get to know Him, and invite Him into your life, open your heart, and say this to Him: “Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Come into my life. I acknowledge You as the Son of God, and I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and that You rose again on the third day. Forgive me for my sins,  I want to know You as Lord of my life and Savior of my soul. Thank you, Jesus!”. If you have declared this with your mouth, and if you really believe it in your heart, you are now saved (Romans10:9).  Now one more task remains. Find a local church or ministry where you can be baptized, that is extremely important. (Acts 2:38) (www.frontrunners.nl) Congratulations, dear brother or sister. Welcome to God’s Kingdom and welcome to His family!