Gospel Reflections #805: Who Jesus is for us personally

John 5:40 "Yet you refuse to come to me to have life."

Jesus loves us, has compassion on us, and has served us like a servant.

To reveal Himself, He performed works and miracles so we could understand.

Yet we tend to seek Jesus merely to share in His miracles, power, and authority, or just to gain salvation, perhaps rarely considering receiving new life.

Even among believers in Christ, some say they cannot run to Him and cling to Him.

Why do we believe in Jesus and seek to follow Him?

It is not so that we might become great, but because living with Jesus has become our joy.

Let us each recall who Jesus is for us personally, what He has done for us, and firmly receive the courage and hope to cross the river that separates us from Him.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.