Can you imagine really caring about someone—your spouse, your child, your best friend—and never talking with him or her? Of course not. Love is built on communication and so are all the most important relationships we are blessed with.
So, if Jesus is both our Savior and Friend, as the Bible says, and if God is our heavenly Father, then isn’t it only logical that they would want to communicate with us?
If Christianity were merely a philosophy or code of ethics or even just a religion, those might simply be clever analogies—savior, friend, father—to try to explain our relationship to God and Jesus in a philosophical sort of way. But true Christianity is far more than any of those! It’s more than rationale and rules, rhetoric and ritual, morals and ethics; it’s a living, loving, personal relationship—one that grows richer, deeper, and stronger through honest, open communication with our Creator.
The means of communication that God has provided for us is prayer and His Word, which means not only talking to God, but also listening to His still, small voice speaking to our heart. He wants us to tell Him our needs and desires, our problems and fears, our innermost thoughts, and our secret dreams. And it works both ways. He also wants to answer our questions, help solve our problems, encourage us when we feel down, and share in our victories and joys.
Most of all, He wants to help us understand and experience His love in a very real and personal way. “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16 AMP)
If you have not yet received Jesus as your Savior, you can do so by praying the following prayer:
Dear Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of God and that You died on the cross for me so that, through Your death and resurrection, I can live forever with You in heaven. I ask that You forgive my sins. I open the door of my heart to You. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit and help me live in a way that glorifies You. Guide my life and help me to follow You. In Your name I pray. Amen.