Knowing Jesus and Making Him Known

 Knowing Jesus and Making Him known. 

 ”He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”“ ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ ”

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”“ ‭‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ 

With all the excitement of the holidays now behind us, how are we doing in our relationship with our risen Lord and Savior? It’s a great question to ask ourselves after all the hustle, bustle and wonder of Christmas. 

First came Jesus, then the salvation He bought and paid for, and then the calling to go make disciples of every nation. It starts with our relationship with Him and continues to flow out of us into every place we go. 

Where do we get the power to do that? As most of us know, it’s by the power of Holy Spirit. After Jesus left the earth to return to the Father, He asked the disciples to wait until they received the promise. Before He left, He told them that He was going away but that they would receive the Helper - Holy Spirit. 

As we continue from the Advent, the witness, and the command to go, as born again children of God, we now go out to all the world, not in our own strength, but by the power of His Spirit at work through us. 

This week we went to visit a client to help her with some insurance needs. She is a very sweet lady and battling cancer concerns. After discussing the business at hand, we moved to the more important matter of praying for her. She was so grateful for the prayers. 

She also had questions about why things are going on in the world like they are. We were able to explain things from the Bible to help her see things from God’s perspective. Every encounter we have in our ministry is so different, yet all of them wonderful in their own special ways. 

We are purposed to know Jesus personally and make Him known to as many as possible. It’s a new year, and He has made us new - in Him. Then He commissioned us to go and tell the world the good news! The Helper - God’s Holy Spirit has come! 

Now that we are past the excitement and wonder of Christmas, I pray that all of us will purpose to go out there this year with more zeal and passion for the Lord and share Him with as many as possible! He made us new, brand new - and He filled us with His power, so let’s make it a better year than last year and step up our efforts to know Jesus intimately and make Him known around the world! 🌎 

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Loving God, loving people- what life is all about! ✝️♥️🙏🏻 

Denny and Hanny Stearns Fish n Loaves Ministries, Inc. 

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