Open Hearts!

For Tuesday, October 22, 2024:

1 John 5:20 NLT: “We know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.”

Believers are blessed! Our eyes have been opened to truth about our Creator and our path to salvation. Unbelieving prophets and kings may desire to know the Lord, but seeking is as close as they get. Believers need to know that God is far more important than they are. Humble is required!

Christians do our best to make disciples of all nations, but we’d be powerless without the Holy Spirit first opening the hearts of prospective believers. First the Holy Spirit, then the Gospel. That’s the only way evangelism works!

Jesus said, “I and the Father are one,” so knowing Jesus is like knowing God. Their instructions for how we are to live our lives are the same. Their values are the same. Jesus never contradicts our Father in Heaven. Jesus is God’s Son, and like him, believers become children of God. We’re brethren, all on the same team, all loving God almighty and obediently serving!

Our God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – love mankind, so much so that Jesus would sacrifice his human life to redeem our souls. Believers have been forgiven, prepared by Jesus himself for eternal life in the Heavenly realm.

Welcome to the family!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship