The four gospels are not in the Bible just so that we can know who Jesus was, what He did, and what He taught. In saying this, I don’t want to downplay the importance of the truth. The information that comes to us from the Gospels is absolutely crucial to the Christian life; but they have another purpose. The stories are there so that the Holy Spirit can put you in the story or put the story in you or both. The Holy Spirit wants to take the Jesus of the gospels and make Him the Jesus living in your heart.
The Holy Spirit will continue this process until Jesus becomes very real to you. You may not learn one new fact about Him, but you will feel that you are coming to know Him as a person and that you are beginning to feel the warmth of His love. And the inevitable result will be that you will come to love Jesus Christ with a passion and commitment that is greater than the love you will have for anyone or anything else in God’s universe.
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