God loves me

Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32

In the beginning of my journey on healing, God really showed me the difference between truth setting me free and error putting me in bondage. When the doctor and quoting the Word of God did not bring healing to my shoulder and arm, I began to ask God, “What is the problem?” God showed me that the problem was me. I did not know the truth about Him!

I began to ask myself what was the truth concerning God and healing. Was it God’s will to heal all men all the time? (I had been taught that God heals but sometimes God put sickness on people to teach them something.) When I found that the answer was “YES”. I begin to ask myself, “Who is God and what is He really like? When I heard the word “but”, I felt doubt. I began to see doubt as one of the reasons why I had not experienced my healing. Hebrews 11:6 says “that without faith it is impossible to please God.” Doubt is the opposite of faith. Error was asking me, “Are you sure God is really wanting to heal you! Truth was saying that God sent His Son Jesus to die for me and I was healed, saved, and made whole. I took this truth and began to see healing take place in my body. The truth began to setting me free!

The Word of God says in John 17:3, “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you sent.” This verse tells us that if we want to know about eternal life we must know God and Jesus. John 17:3 provides the definition of eternal life. Eternal life is a quality of life that begins the very day, the very second that you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Eternal life continues forever. As a person comes to know (know in the most intimate way) God and Jesus Christ, an understanding of eternal life will increase and give more meaning to our life on earth and our life in heaven forever.

People say that God is mysterious. God is mysterious because we are ignorant of who He really is and what He is really like. The word “know” in John 17:3 means knowing God and Jesus in the most intimate way. God’s Word is progressive and Jesus came to give us the final Word about God. When you really know who God is and what He is like, you will know what eternal life (life here and hereafter) is all about.

The Holy Spirit began to show me in the Word of God truths about God. People read in the Old Testament about a God who punishes and kills people. In the New Testament, they see a “God who loves me but”. People say that they are saved but they still feel that they are not be able to measure up to His standards. Will the real God please stand up?