Wesley Challenge_Day 1

Is Jesus real to me?

SUNDAY – 01.03.21 • Read John 3:3-17
John Wesley’s question, “Is Jesus real to me?” may be the most important of all the 21 questions. It gets at the point of our Christian pursuit of holiness and witness. Wesley wanted Christians to make sure that we are not simply following a religion, but experiencing a relationship with Jesus. When Jesus is real to us, that reality shows itself to us and others through its impact on our words, actions, disciplines and practices.
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Discipleship, the spiritual growth process of becoming a deeply committed Christian, is about way of life. It becomes easy when we experience Jesus, living out his teachings in our lives. When has Jesus seemed the most real to you in your life? The least real? What were those circumstances?
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Jesus becomes more real to us through the practices of discipleship each day. Scripture reading, study, prayer, mission work, fasting, moments of solitude, submission to God’s will for our life and joining authentic community all change the lens through which we view the world.
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How can you make Jesus more real to you now? What discipleship practices can you put into your life to become a more deeply committed Christian?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, give me a strong inner nudge (or an outward one, if I need it) to move me in the direction of making you and my commitment to you more real. Amen.