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Have you ever made a new friend and then, as time went on, you realized you had so much more in common than you had initially realized? Maybe your background is similar, maybe you've had similar experiences and have similar interests. Then one day you realize, wow! this person gets me. You can share things with such a friend that you might hesitate to share with others. You can discuss things of mutual interest that may not interest others. We all need a friend like that. I have been very blessed with two such friends. God knows all we have need of and sends people into our lives who can listen, be there for us and encourage us. He also sends people into our lives so we can do the same in return.

No matter how good your friends are; no matter how much they "get it," there is a far better friend. I hope you've met Him. His Name is Jesus. He "gets it." He "gets" you, far better than any human being ever could.

Check out what Nahum discovered about Him:
"The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him." (Nahum 1:7 AMP)

God "gets it." He "gets" you.

The Bible also tells us that when Jesus was here on the earth, He experienced the same struggles, temptations, and "stuff" that we do, yet was without sin. Jesus "gets" it. He "gets" you, because He's been there.

Psalm 139 relates the amazing, wonderful truth that He knows everything about me. Jesus knows me better than I know myself. He "gets" it because He sees it all and He's been with me every step of the way... through the good times, the bad times and the times in between. He even sees the stuff on the inside that I don't let others see. He "gets" it because He made me, He is here and He sees it all.

"How precious to me are your thoughts,God!
   How vast is the sum of them!"
(Ps. 139:17 NIV)

He "gets" it. And, you know what else? He wants us to come to Him with all of it, because He "gets" it and He's the One who can help, heal, comfort, love, encourage and cheer us on the best.

"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." (Hebrews 4:14-16)

The Bible describes Jesus as a friend who sticks closer than a brother. No matter how good our friends are here on this earth, Jesus is the best friend we could ever have or want. No one "gets" it quite like He does. No one "gets" me like He does. No one "gets" you like He does.
 
Jesus "gets" it. He "gets" you. He "gets" me.

What an awesome thought! 
 


Comments

mambo m m gideon

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:32:12


Praise The Lord
Pastor, I am
absolutely happy to send you my heartfelt greetings.
I feel as
if my feet are not touching the ground because of what I
have received from you
and to crown it all the wonderful beautiful
and uplifting conversion in the word
of your website. I was so
touched and I really embrace your life changing
website I have read
it and it has indeed convicted my heart and a burden has
been laid
in me until I have been forced through the grace of
the Lord to write
to you, thank and encourage you for what the Lord
is using you for. I will never
cease to pray for you and I wish you
were here to help us grow to the stature of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are on
our knees praying for
you so that you may assist us to know more about the
riches of
Christ
in Heaven. You are needed brother. You really have what we
need
for our spiritual growth. Our congregation group here is very
happy in the Lord
through your teachings from the website that I
usually use to teach them and
that they desire more spiritual
teachings from you please for we are called to
open our arms to the
world and bring the unchurched to Christ, God is also
calling us to
grow in faith and grow in numbers as we serve all of God's people
in
Jesus's name. We are also dedicated in caring for the poor like the
orphans
and the widows.Currently we care for 15 orphans who have no
help.please pray for
them as well.Till I hear from you may peace of
the Lord be with you. Peace and
blessings. Yours Co-laborer in
Christ,MAMBO GIDEON kenya
africa

 

Ann-Louise Gremminger

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:29:41

Mr Gideon,
Thank you so much for your heart-felt comment and prayers. I am thankful that the Lord can use my writings to bless others.

But, please understand, I am not a pastor. I am simply a mother who has done a little study of the Word, loves the Lord and shares what He gives me to share.

Thank you for telling me about your congregation and orphanage. I thank God for those, like you, in Kenya who lift up the Name of Christ and show His love to the people of Kenya. I will remember you all in prayer, asking the Lord to continue to teach you by His Spirit and to help you to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless you, brother Gideon.

 

Pastor April

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:09:08

Dear Ann-Louise, I love this message you have written and yes you are sharing and teaching from all that you have studied and it blesses many. No title is needed to be a minister of the Gospel and that you certainly are dear sister! Praise God!!!

As for the message left above by Gideon I have received this same message (almost word for word) on my website email and also my page on Facebook for the ministry. I pray that God provide what he needs for ministering God's love to all, just needed to share with you that it is almost a mass posting from the same person.

Thank you for sharing your articles on Heart Matters Ministries page <3 Blessings Always <3 :)

 



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