Who is Jesus Christ to you?
I’ve heard this question asked before. I’ve listened to a multitude of responses. Yes, He’s the Holy One, the Mighty Father… Counselor, Confidante and Corrector always. He’s the Alpha, the Omega – the A to the Z. The Omnipresent. He’s called by so many dear, wonderful, descriptive names.
So who is Jesus Christ to me? It’s personal. I mean, really and truly, deep down and inside out, completely personal. Jesus Christ is my best friend. He calls me by name, and I call Him by His. I don’t have to talk with Him through others. He is in the front row, seat one. I have access to Him all the time and desire Him to have access to me all the time. I’m working on that! As I grow in my relationship with Him, I desire to be more like Him. I find “including Him” in my daily walk to be more a recognition of Him “including me” in His. He doesn’t just think of me sometimes, He thinks of me always, and always has. Before, Now and in the Future, Christ thinks of me! This is no one-sided relationship. And it’s not an exclusive-to-me relationship. Jesus Christ loves you and you and you and you…….and He longs to have a personal relationship with you, too. He is mighty, indeed, but not in an intangible way. Jesus Christ is very real and very present. He is very personal!
Recently I met a couple of people who have not been called by their first names in a very long time. They refer to themselves by title or last name or both, but not by first name. In their friendships, they use their titles or last names. Never their first names. Even the mother of one doesn’t refer to her child by first name! This made me sad. I couldn’t help but think of my own family – my mom – and wondered how weird it would be for her to call me by some title, or by my last name. My relationship with my mother – with my family – with my friends – it’s personal. Why would I ask to be called by anything other than my name? Then I started thinking about our Heavenly Father. He calls me by name, too, and it is very personal. We are family, and I can’t imagine it being any other way!
I’m so thankful for Jesus Christ, and that he calls me His. There’s a comfort that comes with being referred to by name. His. I’m His! And that is very personal!
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