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April 15, 2015
How can I have a relationship with God?
This is a bold question! Yet the Bible invites us to ask this question because it presents God in relational terms.( “I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty." 1)
So it is possible to have a relationship with God. According to the Bible, a relationship with God is not only a part of our original design, but a necessity for our present lives. Then what is keeping us from a relationship with God? The Bible tells us that we have a problem. Our nature has been corrupted since humans first rebelled against God. This separates us from God and is the cause of the evil we see daily in the world and deep in our own hearts. 2 Furthermore, we cannot fix this problem ourselves. Since we are broken and imperfect, all our efforts are also imperfect. One of the writers in the Bible laments, “I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out… when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.”3
Does God provide a solution that we cannot? Yes! Jesus Christ*, God in the flesh, is that answer. God himself crossed over the barrier that separates us. He entered our world, yet was not corrupted by sin. He lived a perfect life, died on the cross to satisfy the penalty for our sin, and was resurrected to new life. We need only receive the work of Jesus on our behalf to begin a new relationship with God. ("This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." 4)
Are you ready for a relationship with God? You may speak to Him at this very moment. Tell Him what is on your heart and ask Him to enter your life. As you begin this new life with God, remember that He so greatly loved you that he took the steps needed to come get you. He is the one who first wanted a relationship with you! Hold on to and celebrate this truth, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”5
Visit us for a worship service or contact us and we would be delighted to walk with you further in your journey towards a relationship with God.
*Christ is a title referring to Jesus as the Chosen One of God.
The references are to passages found in the Holy Bible. You may use this link to an online Bible if you want to read the full text.
1 II Corinthians 6:18
2 Romans 5:12-21
3. Romans 7:18-24
4 John 6:28-29
5 Galatians 2:20