I was watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond last night (a show I never really appreciated until I was married). The episode, as usual, revolved around Ray, his wife Debra, his brother Robert and their meddling parents Frank and Marie. After Ray’s 11-year old daughter Ally asked her father, “If everybody goes to heaven, why does God put us on earth?,” hilarity ensues as the five “adults” ponder over the meaning of life. Of course, God tells us in the Bible that the only road to salvation for any of us is through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Sitting on the sofa, watching this fictional conversation take place on our television, I became sad at how hopeless and ultimately meaningless a life outside of Jesus is. This was by no means a new revelation to me, but in that moment, I found God reminding me that I was created to know Him, to love Him, to experience His love.
It is only through actively seeking Jesus that we come to experience life in the fullest (“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”—John 10:10). Are you knowing Jesus? Not just knowing about Him, but intimately KNOWING Him?
