Digging Deeper: More Than Knowing About Jesus
“One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God.”
Acts 16:14 (NLT)
MORE THAN KNOWING ABOUT JESUS
Lydia was already searching. She was a worshiper of God. She was spiritually curious. She was listening intently when something happened that changed everything for her: she encountered Jesus.
There is a difference between knowing about God and knowing God personally. You can attend church, know Bible stories, sing worship songs, have Christian friends, and even know Scripture, yet still miss the beauty of having a personal relationship with Jesus.
Maybe you’ve experienced that tension yourself. You know what you’re supposed to believe, but sometimes your faith feels more like information than intimacy.
John 15:4 says, “Remain in me, as I also remain in you.”
Remain. Abide. Stay connected. Jesus wants your heart, not just your Sunday mornings. He wants your fears, your questions, your dreams, your disappointments, your failures, and your hopes. The things you don’t tell anyone else—He wants to meet you there.
Sometimes we can become so busy doing things for Jesus that we forget to simply be with Jesus.
How much more effective are you when you teach people about someone you personally know? The most powerful faith isn’t always something we can explain; it’s something we have experienced firsthand. It’s something we’ve walked out and lived out.
Lydia was listening, and God prepared her heart. Maybe that’s what God is doing for you right now. You were made for more than knowing about Him. You were made to truly know Him.
Is your relationship with Jesus personal, or has your faith become primarily about knowledge, routine, or a series of boxes you check?
Today, as you walk through your day, I pray that you would experience Jesus—not simply as someone you know about, but as the Savior you personally know and love. I pray that the noise around you would become quiet enough for you to hear His voice.
Lord, help us bring You our real emotions, our fears, our dreams, and our questions. Take our faith from routine to relationship. Remind us that we don’t have to perform for Your love because we already have it.
Kelly Skelton is a Georgia native, raised in the south on Jesus, Georgia football and sweet tea. She is her husbands’ biggest fan and her two daughters’ loudest cheerleaders. She recently published her first children’s book titled, But God Had a Plan. She stays active in the Dallas area as a photographer, videographer, writer, and middle school teacher.