RELIGION VS RELATIONSHIP

” PEOPLE DO NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE; RATHER, THEY LIVE BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.” DEUTERONOMY 8:3

” LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD, WALK IN ALL OF HIS WAYS, OBEY HIS COMMANDS, HOLD FIRMLY TO HIM, AND SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOU HEART AND SOUL.” JOSHUA 22:5

The definition of religion is ” the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.” The definition of relationship is ” the way in which two or more concepts, objects or people are connected.” It is easy to have religion. Many people have religion. There are many kinds of religion in this world. People worship anything from money to statues and many things in between. This is not what our Lord God in heaven desires for his children. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior we develop a relationship with him. We develop a special connection. We are able to talk to him and listen to him. We trust in what he tells us and we live our lives in such a way that demonstrates that relationship. Jesus came to this earth as a human to live a life and to experience what you and I experience everyday. He went to the cross to die for our sins that we commit and for our salvation and healings. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and savior we are expected to develop a relationship with him. He becomes not only our personal savior but he becomes our personal friend. He is someone we can hold a conversation with, tell our troubles to, experience miracles by and celebrate with. He is a living spirit. You and I are spiritual beings living in a human form. We must develop such a deep relationship with our Lord that we can overcome the world we live in. We must involve the Lord Jesus in all that we do and say. He must be in our daily lives and must be our daily lives. Don’t just have religion but have a sincere relationship with our Lord God. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!