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Scripture tells us we were created to know God, to be a friend of His and to walk and talk with Him face to face. We have been made in His image and likeness. We have been made to rule and to reign with Him for eternity. At one time, God even walked and talked with man in the Garden of Eden. When man fell through committing treason against God, He already had a plan to restore man into his rightful place.

Think about this with me for just a minute. God yearned for someone to talk to, someone to have companionship with, and someone to work with. So, He made a companion for Himself. Today, He still longs for someone who loves Him and wants to be with Him as much as He wants to be with them. However, it is impossible to be that someone if you don’t know Him.

For this reason, God sent His Son Jesus as the way to bring reconciliation between Himself and man. In the book of John, chapter three in the Bible, we see that God sent His Son because He loved us and wanted us to be reconciled to Him. All we have to do is believe that God made this sacrifice for us, and to accept this sacrifice. Once we accept Jesus as that sacrifice, we are restored into the family of God as His children.

Scriptures tell us what Jesus did for us. God the Son was born of a virgin to become a man, Jesus. He lived a sinless life and became the perfect sacrifice, and chose to die for us on a cross. Not only did He die, but He then came alive again and is still alive today. Not only can we be restored to right fellowship with God, we have also been given the power to become the sons of God. When we accept Jesus as Savior, we become God’s children, literally a son of God.

Have you been reconciled to God? Do you want to be? If you do, in your own words, ask Him. Let Him know that you accept the sacrifice of His Son for you, and that you want to be reconciled to Him. You do not have to pray a special prayer. Just speak to Him from your heart. Once you have done that, whether you “feel” anything or not, you are forgiven and reconciled to Him. You have been reconciled by accepting God’s sacrifice of Jesus for you. If you could have been reconciled any other way, Jesus would not have had to die for you. So accept what Jesus did, and ask God to reconcile you to Himself on the basis of what Jesus did.

After we have been reconciled to God, it is then important that we begin to develop our relationship with Him. All of the exercises given in this book are designed to help you do that.

Scripture References:

Genesis 1:26 through 3:24

John 1:1-18

John chapters 19-20

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

2 Peter 1:1-4

Tags: frienship with God, hearing God, Knowing God

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