He Wants to Do Life With You

John 3:18

Sometimes I think we make following Jesus far more complicated than Jesus intended.

John 3:18 says, “The one who believes in Him is not judged.” Just a couple verses earlier comes perhaps the most famous sentence in the Bible: God loved the world so much that He gave His Son so that whoever believes in Him would not perish but have eternal life.

Think about the freedom in that.

The One who created the universe wants a relationship with you. The Savior of the world isn’t asking you to clean yourself up enough to earn a place beside Him. Jesus already made the way. He invites you to believe, trust Him, follow Him—and then do life with Him.

That’s what we see throughout John. Jesus walks with people. He eats with them. He travels with them. He listens to their questions. He knows their failures. He teaches them, corrects them, encourages them and loves them. These weren’t perfect people trying to earn the attention of God. They were ordinary people learning to walk with Jesus.

And that’s still the invitation today. You don’t have to live wondering whether you’ve done enough to make Jesus love you. He already does. Believe in Him. Walk with Him. Talk to Him. Invite Him into the ordinary moments of your day.

There is incredible freedom in realizing Christianity isn’t simply trying to live for Jesus.

It’s getting to live life with Jesus.

Today’s thought: What would change about my day if I truly lived like Jesus was walking through every part of it with me?

Circle up!

Shannon Formby, Founder of My Faith Journey

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