SO MUCH MORE THAN RELIGION...
I'm not a religious person so why should I still consider Jesus?
I urge you to take a moment to read this page and just think about it....nobody is pressuring you into anything, but maybe, just maybe...
your future depends upon it?
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS?
Religion, even many Christian churches (Roman Catholic, denominations, united church, etc) confuses many people into believing that God expects you to live a blameless and boring life, doing good works in order to keep His love, and that some people are better than others because of their religiosity. But this is not the gospel of Jesus!
WHO IS IT FOR?
The gospel of Jesus is for those who are tired, burdened, lonely, depressed, confused, angry, demonized, sick, impoverished, weak... not for the healthy and put-together religious ones. I know I certainly have never deserved Jesus, yet He has changed my life in countless beautiful ways anyhow.
GOD IS GENTLE AND KIND
Jesus travelled to where people, regular people, were living their lives and suffering with their needs. He touched lepers, He spoke to social outcasts, He reasoned with the doubters, and He was patient and forgiving to ALL. He never lashed out at anyone, and sacrificed His very body to the anger of the mobs who couldn't' understand His message. His love is immeasurable.
JESUS CAN HEAL YOU
I believe that Jesus is the great healer, better than any medicine or other treatment. After all, these things can really only deal with the body and we are so much more than our physical body!
All of us need healing at some point, most especially in our souls and minds. Life is painful and hard, this world is broken and we are all human.
When science and people reach their limits, the opportunity exists for Jesus to step in. And wow have I seen Him do miracles! I could share with you so many personal accounts that I have had with Jesus, including several healings and the provision of things that no person could have ever orchestrated.
JESUS WILL SAVE YOU
Here's the thing:
Not one of us is righteous or truly good. One day we will find ourselves at the limit of our own capabilities, eventually at deaths very door. And in my experience, only Jesus will be able to save us then.
Certainly Jesus would extend the full measure of grace to you at any time you call upon His name, if you choose to do so. And of course the choice is yours. He will never force Himself upon you, and I do not desire to do that either. But you'll never be able to earn heaven and you don't need to try. You certainly don't need to go to church or find "religion". He doesn't expect you to be perfect or to change yourself.
YOU WILL BE RESTORED
The first step towards experiencing healing - body, mind and soul - is to deal with the forgiveness of your sins, and this is a work of God alone. He can forgive you of every mistake, every wrongdoing, every thought and secret intention - and He can even redeem these things for good!
God is in the business of freedom and restoration, and the gift of forgiveness is freely offered to you. Sometimes healing accompanies this too. Still other times, while someone has not yet come to understand the depths of Jesus love and power, God heals them anyways. You can never put God into a box, His ways are higher than ours.
THE CHOICE IS YOURS
I hope you can come to understand that Jesus specifically chose YOU to know Him. You are loved by God and He is generous and patient. I believe that Jesus will be faithful to reveal Himself to you at the right time. He is certainly rich in love and mighty to save.
In the end, the only way a person ever truly experiences Jesus is if God himself draws them. So I pray that you will have this encounter at the proper time - that your eyes will be opened, that your life will be restored, and that you will find purpose and hope for all eternity.
GOD SAYS...
"I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ez. 36:25-26
