Did you know the Gospel is not a rule book? Rather, it is the most powerful love story of all time.

I found this little reminder, and I’m so glad I did.

We have the good news for a reason. If you’ve chosen to live a life of religious rules you have already failed. I explain it like this –

Jesus is not on the top of the ladder. Expecting me to do all these right things so I can climb all these different levels to finally get to Him. He’s with us at the bottom. It’s a “level” love story. He
isn’t expecting perfection. He isn’t expecting me to have it all together. Rather, He wants me to drop the ladder perspective and surrender it all to Him. He loves me. He forgives me. He most definitely does not have a check list in His hand checking off items to then have a relationship with me.

Relationship:
noun
1. the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.

We’re connected.

The idea of Jesus wanting to “be connected” with me is above my understanding. When I think of things I’ve done, mistakes I’ve made, things I’ve said, I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with me. But He does. He wants to be connected.

Here’s the thing – Christ died for us so we can live in freedom. What is the freedom? Freedom from bondage. Freedom of having a way out of this cruel, sin filled world. Nothing else can do it for me. No achievements, ladders climbed, or amount of Bible verses memorized. He wants us to desire a personal relationship with Him. He is the only way. I’m so thankful for the greatest love story of all time.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6 NIV