The Importance of Reading your Bible-Reveals Jesus Christ

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Here is a passage of Scripture out of the Gospel of John that discloses how the Lord Jesus Christ is the Word of God that became flesh. John also reveals to us that grace and truth came through Him, John 1:17. As followers of Jesus Christ we need to gain as much knowledge about Him as we can. How can you become His disciple if you don’t know anything about Him.

Some facts about Jesus Christ are:

He was born of a virgin named Mary, Matthew 1:23

He is the One and only first begotten Son of the living God, John 3:16

We are given the chance at eternal life because of what He did on the cross, Romans 6:23

We are reconciled back to God the Father because of His shed blood, 2 Corinthians 5:18

Salvation is found in Him, Act 4:12

By His stripes we are already healed, Isaiah 53:5

His is absolute love, Ephesians 5:2

We were created in His image as the Lord’s handiwork, Ephesians 2:10

He is our Mediator, 1 Timothy 2:5

His mission is to save the lost, Luke 19:10

Through Him all believers are new creations, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Through Him we are allowed to have forgiveness for our sins, Acts 13:38-39

His Name is above every other name, Philippians 2:9-10

He is the cornerstone that your foundation needs to be built on, Acts 4:11

He is your power in weakness, 2 Corinthians 12:9

He has the keys of death meaning that He has authority to release us from eternal death, Revelation 1:18

He destroyed the works of the devil, 1 John 3:8, Colossians 2:15

These are just some of the descriptions of Who our amazing Lord is there is so much more.

The more that you read your Word, the more the Holy Spirit will have to pull from so that He can properly reveal Jesus Christ to you. The reason why that is so vital is because it is our responsibility to appropriately display the characteristics of the Lord to others that do not know Him. Every fruit of the Spirit mentioned in the book of Galatians is demonstrating the character of Christ in one way or another.

I go into detail about the fruit of the Spirit in my articles:  Fruit of the Spirit (Self-Control), Fruit of the Spirit (Gentleness), The Fruit of the Spirit (Faithfulness), The Fruit of the Spirit (Goodness), The Fruit of the Spirit (Kindness), The Fruit of the Spirit (Longsuffering), The Fruit of the Spirit (Peace), The Fruit of the Spirit (Joy), and The Fruit of the Spirit (Love).

It is important that we develop faith in the Lord which is how we please God. Hebrews 11:6 details, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” He is clear that it is impossible to please Him without faith.

But what is He referring to when He mentions faith? God is referring to faith in Jesus Christ and what He did for us on the cross at Calvary. The Scripture that is referencing how one becomes saved is in the book of Romans when the Apostle Paul states, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation,” Romans 10:9-10.

We can see in these verses of Scripture that it is critical that you believe Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior deep down in your heart. You can’t just say that you are a Christian but know why, not know anything about Him, and don’t spend any time with Him or in His Word. Just like you develop intimacy with your spouse or children, the same thing applies when developing intimacy with Jesus. He speaks to us through His Word.

So, if you are not intentionally putting time aside specifically for Him, how can you expect to develop a strong relationship with Him? If you didn’t speak to your spouse for days at a time, your marriage probably wouldn’t last. How much more time should we be dedicating to the most important relationship that we will ever have? The last thing you ever want to hear Jesus say is “…I never knew you; depart from Me…” Matthew 7:23.