The three ways we build a personal relationship with Jesus is by the Holy Spirit, Prayers and through us being immersed in the Word of God,that is the Bible. Other ways is that, you have to remember that you are not the only one on Earth who is born again, but God has other countless born again believers that He expects me and you to have a Godly relationship with for us to grow in Him, that is the Church (the Body of Christ)
When God created us, He created us in His own image. (Genesis 1
[26]God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.) So we are supposed to have a relationship with God.
As we read from James:
James 4
[5]Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love?
God loves us deeply and it pleases Him to spend every moment with you, so He gets heart broken when ever I give myself to other things rather than giving myself completely to Him.
Jesus summed up the whole law of God into two:
Matthew 22:37-40
[37]And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).
[38]This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment.
[39]And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.
[40]These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.
*Key Scripture’s*
Luke 1:31 , John 14:6, Philippians 2:5-11 NLT.
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
Luke 1:31 NLT
(Purpose)
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 14:6 NLT
(Person)
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges ; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5-11 NLT
(Power)
The three P’s in our key Scripture’s are purpose, person, power.
1. Purpose:
Is a target, goal, an aim to be reached.
The reason why something is done or it’s done in a particular way.
Name:
A person, Reputation or also A unique identifier.
2. Person:
A single human being, the physical human body, seen as distinct from the mind, character.
Today we are going to focus on our third P’s that is Power.
3. Power
It’s capability or influence
Physical force or strength
Why would God want us to have Power?
Do we need it?
Can we do without it?
Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought. And the huge dragon was cast down and out–that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him.
Revelation 12:7, 9 AMPC
Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come–the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!
Therefore be glad (exult), O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in fierce anger (fury), because he knows that he has [goonly] a short time [left]!
So then the dragon was furious (enraged) at the woman, and he went away to wage war on the remainder of her descendants–[on those] who obey God’s commandments and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ [and adhere to it and bear witness to Him].
Revelation 12:10, 12, 17 AMPC
God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:26-27 AMPC
But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.
Acts 1:8 AMPC
As we see from Scripture’s is that God made us in His own image and gave us complete Dominion over everything He created, but we lost all of the Dominion to the devil when we as humans disobeyed God at the Garden of Eden by sinning. (Sin is defined as to miss your mark)
God in His love and goodness had already come up with a plan to redeem us from this, His plan was Jesus. And that’s why God commands that we must repent of our sins and turn to Him in order to be saved.
And once saved He expects us to Go for others and bring them into His Kingdom and the way we do it is through the Holy Spirit.
But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.
Acts 1:8 AMPC
God’s Power (the Holy Spirit) is not for us to misuse or show of or do any other things with, God is specific, He is not the author of confusion. We are meant to stay the course as Jesus did, and that’s one of the reasons we see Him victorious at the end of His journey on Earth.
*Prayer*
Thank You God for creating me in Your own image and Likeness, and thank You also for the grace You have poured out for people to be saved and I am among those saved. I pray that through the Holy Spirit I will walk in the righteousness you desire me to and that Your love in me will direct me to the lost souls whom You want me to reach out and bring into you domain, that is Your Kingdom, in Jesus Name I pray, Amen.
