Matthew 1:21 (NKJV) 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Notice in the verse above that it says, “His” people.
Who are His people? His people are all those who believe and trust in Him as their Messiah. It’s sad, but not all people will accept Him or His gift of salvation.
Jesus asked Peter, “who do you say that I am?”.
Mark 8:29 (NKJV) 29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
This had been revealed to Peter by the Holy Spirit, not because of intellectual understanding or logic.
It is important that we don’t just know who Jesus is intellectually, by reading and studying about Him, but that we know Him personally.
We do this by accepting the free gift of salvation, and then by listening for and following His direction and correction in our life. We walk with Him daily, acknowledging that He is with us and understanding that He wants to be a part of what we do.
We might ask how. How do we have this personal relationship with Him? How is He with us?
After Jesus left this earth, His Father did a wonderful thing for us all. He sent the Holy Spirit, our Helper. The Holy Spirit knows all things. But we have to be sensitive to Him and give Him a place within us to live and to be free to move, in order for Him to work.
John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
He will remind us of the right things to do. He will help us with discipline and strength when we need it. He will give us the determination to stick with things when our flesh wants to give up.
There is so much He will do to help us. Even in those seemingly small and insignificant situations that we get ourselves into, they are important to Him and He wants to help us sort them out.
The Holy Spirit will help us have a personal, one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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