To know Him, is to love Him, and to love Him requires a relationship with Him. Most people think that they know someone when they have a casual relationship with them, but if you never spend quality time with a person how can you say you know them, or love them. Most people say they love Jesus or God, but the only time they remember Him is on Sunday, they only acknowledge Him when they are in trouble or need something, and they never obey His commands, or keep His word. However, Jesus said in John 14:21 & 23, “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… If a man loves me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

What people fail to understand is that just going through the motions of going to church every Sunday or whenever you go, or just singing on the choir, or just serving in some capacity in the church, does not mean that you know God and are guaranteed a trip to eternity or everlasting life. How do I know that? Read it for yourself in Matthew 7:21-23, “Not everyone that saith unto me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out demons? And in thy name done many wonderful works?’ And then will I profess unto them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

We should all examine ourselves to make sure that we are worshiping, serving and loving God in Spirit and in truth, as John 4:24 says, “God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him, must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.” One of the truths and proofs of our love for God is not to love the world and its things, 1 John 2:15 warns us, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

Where most people have it twisted, and confused, is that God gives us all things, but as 1 Timothy 6:17 says, it is to richly enjoy, not to be worshiped or put before Him. That is why I love Paul’s advise in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, especially to those who are ministers of the gospel, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it; and everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore, I run thus: Not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: Not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” Another good advise is found in Hebrews 12:14-15, “Follow peace with all men, and Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord, looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled.” However, Jesus, advises us in Matthew 26:41 to, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” 1 Peter 4:7 says, “But the end of all things is at hand, be ye therefore, sober-minded and watch unto prayer.” 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the devil, like a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Will you be ready to go if Jesus returns right now? Do you know Him personally through having a relationship with Him? Or are you a fake and a pretender just going through the motions? Well it’s time to make that choice and that stand for Christ today. Just go to the top of this blog, click on to the salvation page and follow the instructions.

All glory, honor, praise and thanks go to God for using me to deliver this message. I pray that He will give all who read this message the spiritual gifts necessary to comprehend and act upon His word. I exercise my power and authority in the name of Jesus to bind every tactic of the enemy that will try to stop, hinder, or prevent this word from reaching its intended people. I loose the Holy Spirit and the Heavenly angels to secure this word so that it reaches its intended people, according to Matthew 16:19 and Luke 10:19 in the omnipotent name of Jesus, Amen.