I’ve Got Good News. God’s Purpose And Plan For You Is The Best Thing Ever. It Begins With Your RELATIONSHIP With Him.
You can have a relationship with God! It’s the key to your salvation and unveiling of His plan/purpose for your life. If you want new joy, forgiveness, satisfaction and assurance then begin your relationship with God through Christ - real salvation. The Holy Spirit tailor makes it for you. All important - there are no substitutes, ritual works, religious routines or self-righteousness! It’s simple, God reaches out and you respond. It’s God and you, then it’s peace, love and joy! It’s personal and happens to people every day. It can happen to you.
It’s personal with God. God is more than “Big Daddy”. He’s the eternal, indestructible, all-knowing, all-powerful, omnipresent, person who designed, created you! He knows you inside and out, sin and all, and will save you completely. God is a person. He thinks, feels and acts with complete love and compassion to redeem you. Why? You and I have a personal problem that is humanly insurmountable— our sin separates us from God. He’s our divine problem solver, intervening personally for you and me, His love never fails.
It’s personal with Christ, God’s Son. His crucifixion demonstrates His redeeming love for you - the proof-positive you need. He endured agony on the blood-stained cross as our substitute. He paid the penalty for our sins, eradicated our guilt and took our judgment - amazing grace! No one else would or could do this for you or me. God accepts only Christ, His one and only, pure and holy Son - our Savior. He provides our pardon and new righteousness. He was no martyr, no victim, but our compassionate, personal sin-bearer - our scarlet sins become white as snow. Welcoming Christ into your life begins your relationship in God’s family. Atonement is yours, plus a transforming, irreversible relationship. He did it all for you. You count.
It’s personal with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit influences you, works with you, loves you, draws you to turn your heart to God the Father. He magnifies Christ and moves you forward in faith. It’s evidence that the Holy Spirit is urging, calling you. Once you answer, He causes a “new spiritual birth” to happen inside you. Then the Holy Spirit personally “seals” you forever into God’s family - safe and secure - immediately and irrevocably destined to live a new human life. Your ultimate destiny is heaven, but today your new life is here and now, the Spirit-filled life.
Is it personal with you yet? Why can you relate to God? Because you’re made in His image, designed with human intellect, emotions, and a will to choose. He equipped you to think, feel and know so you can discover His plan and purpose. But there are roadblocks like pride, sin, doubt, procrastination, fear, unbelief, peer-pressure, self-righteousness - but God causes you to overcome by faith in action. Millions have decided to “make it personal” because of the “personal work” of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Decisiveness is the key to your relationship. Christ says, “Follow me.” Here’s your pathway to God’s purpose and plan: First, faith - you can trust God, so do so. Then, focus on believing and receiving. Pray to God in Christ’s name by the Holy Spirit, “Father God, I’m a sinner, I believe Jesus died for me and has power to save me. Thank you.” Then, follow through! Find a positive Pastor, an encouraging Church, uplifting Christians, pray and act, get a Bible, expect setbacks, but
know success is yours. You’re not alone, God has plans for you.
It’s personal with me. I can testify (a courtroom word) that all the above is real, true and works - it happened to me. I made it personal in 1966 and I’m still “pressing on” because of my personal relationship with God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Is this your time of destiny? I encourage you, act now, no regrets, only rejoicing.
PEACE, LOVE and JOY, Pastor Chuck Brannon