Becoming a Christian means that you belong to Jesus. There is a new relationship between God and you through Jesus. You are united with Christ.
When you sincerely receive Jesus Christ into your life and trust Him as your Lord and Savior, you have entered a new relationship with God. Now, Jesus is the Lord and Master over your life. You have turned over the control of your life and given Him the right to tell you what to do and how to live your life. You now trust Him that He died on the cross to pay the penalty of your sins. God has forgiven you because of Christ and given you new life in Christ.
You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you. (John 14:20)
When you become a Christian, you are in Christ. Jesus is now within you through the Holy Spirit who dwells in you.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)
Being a Christian does not primarily mean following a new set of dos and don’ts.
You cannot live a Christian life in your own efforts and strengths.
Being a Christian means to let Jesus live His life through yours. This takes place in your relationship with Jesus.
That is why it is important for you to grow in your relationship with Him. Jesus commands you to remain close to Him moment by moment.
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. (John 15:4)
It is like a ballroom dance. In the ballroom dance, a man and a woman dance together. A man leads and a woman closely follows with him. Jesus leads you step by step. That is how Jesus Himself lived with the Father. He has given us an example.
So Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed. (John 5:19–20)
Jesus was always in close fellowship with the Father. He did what the Father showed Him and told Him to do (also read John 12:49).
Jesus also demonstrated to us how to remain close to the Father.
Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer. (Mark 1:35)
Jesus frequently slipped away from His disciples and crowds to be alone with the Father. He carved out time in His busy schedule to spend time with God.
All the rules and commands you find in the Bible, particularly in the New Testament, are meant to draw you closer to God and strengthen your fellowship with Him.
Time with God
The Adventure of Living with Jesus is a study e-book found in this JO App. It will help you understand your relationship with Jesus.
“Time with God” on this app is a section designed to help you spend quality time with God daily and even moment by moment. Start with the following series.