There is a difference between wanting to know about Jesus and coming to Him because we need His Life.
We can gather facts, learn language, and understand ideas about His Kingdom. Those things have value, but they cannot take the place of knowing Jesus Himself—being with Him, receiving from Him, and following where He leads.
Jesus invites us to come with a child’s trust: humble, open, and willing to receive. We come hungry, not merely for an experience, but for fellowship with Him. Our deepest desire is not simply to feel something; it is to know and be with the One who gives Life.
That is why the cross must remain at the center. Paul said he was determined to know “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). The cross shows us the depth of God’s love, exposes our self-reliance, and opens the way for us to live in fellowship with Him. Our confidence rests in what Jesus has done, not in what we can accomplish for ourselves.
As we yield to Spirit and fire Jesus baptizes us with and follow Him, His Kingdom within us becomes real in our lives. He forms His life in us—changing how we hear, how we respond, and how we love. The gospel is not only a message we explain; it is the life of Jesus that we receive and learn to follow.
Then witness of His nature in us becomes the overflow. We share what we have received—not just an idea about Jesus, but the reality of His life and work in us. Our words matter, and so does the life those words describe. We are in Him; in His Spirit!
The movement is simple: we come to Jesus, receive from Him, are formed by Him, and bear witness to Him. The experience draws us into fellowship and obedience. The cross gives that experience its center and meaning. Our witness lets others see what Jesus is doing in us and through us as His children.
Come to Jesus with a child’s trust and a heart hungry to know Him. Let the cross keep your confidence in Him. Let His Spirit lead you into the life of His Kingdom. As you receive His life and follow His voice, you become a witness to Jesus—not only through what you say, but through the life He is forming in you.