Deep Personal Connection with God

 In many churches you hear an altar call. The preacher issues an invitation to all those who do not know Jesus personally to accept Jesus as Saviour and Lord.

He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, Jn 1:11–12 NASB95

Many pray with the pastor and ask Jesus to come into their lives and forgive all their sins. Then we see how some experience a completely new life. They think differently. They speak differently and they live differently.

But sadly, we see others who do not change. Some stay in the church for a while and then disappear.

Others stay in the church, learn to adapt and become religious, but their colleagues at work see no trace of God's love in their lives.

What is the difference?

Jesus explained that the message of God's grace is like a seed. The seed must fall into the ground and take root. Are you ready to let God's Spirit work deep in your soul? Jesus is no longer on earth in the flesh, but He has sent His Holy Spirit to us.

• The Holy Spirit wants to help you.

• The Holy Spirit wants to heal wounds and scars in your soul.

• The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and the Spirit of love.

• The Holy Spirit is the spirit of Jesus Christ. He is like Jesus himself, but invisible and very close.  

If you give the Holy Spirit space in your soul, you will be able to read the Bible in a new way. God's word will come alive for you.

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. Jn 7:37–39 NIV

You are like a plant in God's garden. Without roots and water, you will die.
Where are the roots of your life? In your job? In your family? In your church?
God gives us jobs, families and churches. These are gifts from God, but only God himself is the source of your eternal life.

You have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord; now also live in fellowship with him.

And now just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust him, too, for each day’s problems; live in vital union with him.
Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all he has done. Col 2:6–7 The Living Bible, Paraphrased