Meeting God does not happen by chance. It’s not like Russian roulette or a role of the dice. One in a thousand meets Him! It is 100% sure to happen.
The Lord says, “Prepare to meet your God.” [1]
The Lord says, “God exalted Him [Jesus Christ] to the highest place and gave Him the Name that is above every name, that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” [2]
You will meet a specific God. The God of the Bible! Every knee will bow and every tongue will profess that Jesus Christ is Lord. That means yours too. This will happen. 100%!
So, why push thoughts of meeting God to the back burner? Like that project that you are dragging your feet to finish? This is about your eternity. Don’t gamble on it working out without paying attention to the seriousness of the matter. You will stand before God. Prioritize knowing and walking with God above all else.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth.” That is what Jesus does. He is the truth-teller.
He tells you the truth about God and eternity. He does so now via His Holy Spirit and the Bible. Both the Spirit and the Bible are necessary because only with the Spirit’s help can you correctly interpret and understand the Bible.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.” [3]
The Helper is the Holy Spirit of God. What does the Spirit do for you? He convicts you of the sin of not believing in Jesus because Jesus is the only One who saves from hell. He convicts you of judgment because the ruler of this present world [Satan] is judged. Satan’s kingdom on earth shall end when Jesus returns. The Holy Spirit convicts you of what is right because Jesus is not walking physically before you as He did with His disciples. [4]
Jesus described God’s Spirit as the Spirit of truth who guides you into all truth. The Bible is the truth, so the Holy Spirit helps you to understand and believe the Bible. He helps you to glorify Jesus because Jesus is the key to heaven’s door. You must believe in Jesus to enter His kingdom.
Jesus said, “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me...” [5]
The Holy Spirit only speaks what the Bible says.
God doesn’t want you to go through life wondering if He will accept you or reject you when you die and stand before Him. He wants you to know Him now by His Spirit and by His Word [the Bible].
Please read carefully the following Bible verses and understand that God wants you to KNOW Him and KNOW the things that pertain to His kingdom.
“’What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’—the things God has prepared for those who love Him—these are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit.”
“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” [6]
See, you need a spiritual relationship with God via His Spirit and His Word the Bible. God, the Holy Spirit, is your teacher and guide. Yes, listen to others who profess and teach you from the Bible about Jesus Christ, but also take time to read the Bible by yourself. Pray for the Holy Spirit to help you understand it correctly and to believe what you are reading. The most important factor is faith. You must believe in God and believe what Jesus says to you in the Bible to be saved.
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” [7]
Don’t stay distant from God and gamble that somehow He will save you though you never invested time, energy and resources in getting to KNOW Him. KNOW Him! Seek Him!
The Lord says, “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” [8]
[1] Amos 4:12
[2] Philippians 2:9-11
[3] John 16:7
[4] See John 16:8-10
[5] John 16:13-14
[6] 1 Corinthians 2:9-14
[7] John 14:6
[8] Jeremiah 29:13
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