You are so precious in God’s eyes, God cares about you. He wants to give you real life.
He doesn’t want you to live your life in darkness and bondage. He wants to deliver, heal and restore you. He wants your spirit to be safe and after this life, eternally with Him.
The Bible tells us that we all have sinned and chose our own path without God. That’s why we are separated from Him. Because God loves you so much, He decided to restore the relationship with you through Jesus. You only have to repent and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, so you can live how it was intended to be, in intimacy with God.
‘At one time, all of us lived like those people,we did whatever bad things our bodies wanted to do. If our thoughts made us want to do something, we did it. Because of our sins, we were dead in our spirits, but God gave us a new life, because we are united with Christ. Yes, God has saved you because He is so kind.
When you believed in Jesus, God saved you. You could not save yourselves, but that is God's gift to you out of grace.’
Ephesians 2:3-8
Jesus was here, on earth, Holy, full of love and righteous. There is no one like Him. He showed people how to bring heaven on earth. People got healed, delivered from darkness and He even brought people from death to life. The will and the character of God became visible through Jesus.
Jesus was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world didn’t know Him. He came into His, but His own people did not accept Him. But all who accept Him, became children of God.
John 1:10-11
Then He died on the cross out of love and compassion for you. Jesus loves you so much! He gave His life as a Holy sacrifice. Jesus carried the punishment that we deserved because of our disobedience to God.
‘But it was our sin that caused His wounds. The bad things that we had done crushed Him. The punishment that He received has brought peace to us. The wounds that He received have healed us. We have all turned away, like sheep that take the wrong path. Each of us has turned to follow our own way. But the Lord has taken all our sins and put the punishment on Himself.
Isaiah 53:5-6
When Jesus was dead, He went down to hell, disarmed the devil and defeated death. After three days the Holy Spirit brought Jesus back to life. Jesus visited His friends and a lot of people saw Him alive in the next 40 days He was on earth. Then He went up to heaven.
Before Jesus went up to heaven, He said to His friends that the Father would send the Holy Spirit to help them. It is the same Spirit which worked through Jesus. The people waited and prayed. After 10 days, the Holy Spirit came very powerfully and the people were completely filled with the Holy Spirit. That day, 3,000 people received new life by accepting what Jesus had done for them, they were baptized and received the Holy Spirit. This was the beginning of the church.
‘When the people heard this, they were deeply touched and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’
ACTS 2:37-38
If you want to receive this new life, please say this out loud to God:
God, I am sorry for running away from You. I am sorry for every bad thing I have done. Forgive me!
I believe that Jesus gave His life for me, that He died for my sins to bring me back to the Father. I accept You Jesus, as my Saviour, Redeemer and Lord.
I want to ask You, to fill me with your Holy Spirit.
Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, and meant it in your heart, you are now a child of God. We want to encourage you to also take the following steps.
NEW LIFE
In the Bible, people hear that there is new life because of what Jesus had done for them on the cross. After hearing the gospel, they asked the apostles what they must do to receive this new life."
‘When the people heard this, they were deeply touched and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’
ACTS 2:37-38
OLD LIFE
Leave your old life behind. Decide to stop with everything that is not good for you. Several times in the Bible after Jesus heals somebody, He says "sin no more”. Turn away from your old life.
BAPTISM
Be baptized in the same way the Bible describes. Being baptized as a baby is not the baptism where you receive a new spirit and forgiveness for all the mistakes you have made. When you go fully under the water, your old life remains in the water, and when you come out, your spirit is made completely new. This is a great miracle that is spoken about extensively in the Bible. In the Scriptures, Jesus explains to Nicodemus what it means to be born of water and the Spirit.
‘There was a Pharisee called Nicodemus. He was one of the Jewish leaders. He came to speak with Jesus at night. He said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we know that God has sent you to us. We have seen the miracles that you are doing. Nobody could do these things unless God was with him.’ Jesus replied, ‘I tell you this: Unless a person is born again, they cannot understand the kingdom of God.’ Nicodemus asked, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot return into his mother's body. He cannot be born a second time.’ Jesus explained, ‘I tell you this: Unless a person is born by water and by God's Spirit, he cannot come into the kingdom of God. People give birth to what is human. But God's Spirit gives birth to spirit.’
JOHN 3:1-6
It is sometimes said that baptism is simply a physical act. However, it is much more than that, as you can read above. In the Bible, you read that baptism washes away your sins, you are made new, and sin no longer has authority over you.
‘Your baptism shows that they buried you, just like they buried Christ after his death. It is like you died with him and they buried you with him. Because of that, God will also raise us, just as he raised Christ from death. God, the Father, is so great and powerful that he raised Christ to a new life. That means that we also can live our lives in a new way. We have become united with Christ, and we have died like he died. Because of that, we will also be united with him in his new life. Just like Christ rose, we also will rise to a new life. We know that God has caused our old nature to die with Christ on the cross. This happened so that God could make us free from the power of sin in our lives. We are no longer like slaves who have sin as their master. Sin no longer has any authority over someone who has died. So, if we have died with Christ (by baptism), we believe that we will also live with him.’
ROMANS 6:4-8
HOLY SPIRIT
After baptism, have a follower of Christ lay their hands on you and pray immediately for the fulfillment of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the very same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead. You will then begin to hear God's voice and experience His power in your life. Miracles will happen in your life, just like the ones you read about in the Bible.
‘When the crowds witnessed this miracle, they were deeply amazed. They shouted praises to God because he had given such authority to human beings.’
MATTHEW 9:8
CHURCH
You need someone who can baptize you in water and pray for you to receive the Holy Spirit. This can be anyone who knows Jesus and lives this new life, but you can also find a church. A church is simply a place where people who love Jesus hang out and come together. This could even be a house church or a small youth group. As you take your first steps with Jesus, it’s important to have people pray with you and help you in your faith. You’ll grow way faster if you have a mentor who is mature in their faith. So, how do you spot a good church? Mark 16:17-18 gives you the perfect answer.
‘These miracles will happen when people believe in me. On my behalf, they will send bad spirits out of people. They will speak new languages. If they pick up a snake, it will not hurt them. If they drink poison, it will not hurt them. They will put their hands on ill people, and God will make those people well.’’
MARK 16:17-18
As you can read in the Bible verses above, you will see God doing miracles in a healthy church. These are places where you can truly experience God's power and presence. You might not see it during your very first visit, but the fruits should definitely be visible.
‘In this way you can know if a tree is good or bad. You can know this by the fruit that the tree makes. Figs and grapes do not grow on thorn bushes.’
LUKE 6:44
There are also religious churches that don't believe God still works miracles today. Religion is man-made, but God is all about relationship. You can always check out a church to see what the people and the atmosphere are like. Besides church, there are also conferences. These are usually one-day events with awesome worship and speakers who have a real, close relationship with Jesus. Going to a conference can give you a massive boost and deeply change your life.
GOD IS VERY GOOD
Jesus loved people, healed them, restored them, and gave them real hope and a new life. The Bible says that God became visible through what Jesus did. In the Bible, God shows you who He really is. The story of the prodigal son for example shows the goodness of a father whose son took his inheritance and went to a city where he lived recklessly and threw away all his money. A severe famine then struck the city, and the son was forced to work. He realized how low he had fallen and knew he could not go on like this. He decided to return to his father. When the father saw him, he was filled with joy. He dressed him in beautiful clothes and started a feast. This is the Father who is waiting for you.
Let’s prepare a great feast and celebrate. For my beloved son was once dead, but now he’s alive! Once he was lost, but now he is found!’ And everyone celebrated with overflowing joy.
LUKE 15:23-24
LUKE 15:23-24