BONDING WITH JESUS

Matthew 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Bonding is required in every genuine relationship; without bonding, separation is inevitable. Every genuine child of God is required to build a lasting relationship with Him. The issue of Love is very important to God, and He did not shy away from it. Love for God is the first and greatest commandment of God.  A relationship without love is on the verge of separation; that is, if they are not already separated. Love is the bond that binds us together with Jesus and then links us to God. We are cemented together with Jesus by Love. Our relationship with God has an enemy, and his name is Satan, the devil. He is walking up and down the earth, looking for how to put asunder in our relationship. His number one agenda is to separate us, because without separation, he cannot drag us to hell with him. When we are cemented together with Jesus, it will be very difficult for him to have his way in our lives and relationship with God. Love is that cement, it is that supernatural glue that binds us together with Jesus. Where there is no love, envy, jealousy, doubt, anger, and all manner of negativity reign, and those are Satanic weapons of separation. One may ask, Nene, if bonding is what will keep me glued together with Jesus permanently and then keep Satan away from our relationship; how should I go about it? 

With Jesus, there is no distance relationship; we cannot bond with someone we are not spending quality time with. There is no love at first sight with God; if not, everyone would have loved Him without too much persuasion. 

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Bonding with Jesus requires quality time, dedication, commitment, and total surrender. Quality time with God is a requirement in building our relationship with Him. That is why a distance relationship does not work with Jesus. Because any time we spend apart from Him will always create a vacuum, and that space is what the devil needs to separate us from Him. The disciples were always seen with Jesus. When you go through the gospels, you will notice how Jesus Christ was always with them, teaching and explaining the things of the kingdom of heaven. Eve was not tempted until she was distant from Adam; then the serpent used that opportunity to create doubt between them and God. Satan is always around, but he will not come near you if you are not far from God. He uses the vacuum created to sow a seed of distrust between Adam and God. Genesis 3:1 (Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?). Don´t spend time listening and meditating on what the devil is telling you; disconnect yourself from him by spending quality time with God.

The more time you spend with someone with your heart open, the more you know them, and the stronger your relationships become. We bond with God by spending time reading and meditating on his words. Jesus Christ is the word of God. We get to know him more through reading, studying, listening, and meditating on his words. As we continue in his word, we will begin to look like him, and our relationship will become perfect. You get a perfect image from the mirror if you are not close to it, so our closeness is very important.

Dedication, on the other hand, speaks about our zeal for him and his agenda; the more we take his commandments seriously, the more we bond with him. The disciples show their dedication towards their relationship with both when he was physically present with them, and when he went back to heaven; that dedication is what makes me and you his disciples today. 

John 14:23 (Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him).

Commitment: Love is built on commitment. Both parties have to show commitment towards each other. Jesus Christ has already proved his allegiance to God and to us. It is now our turn to show allegiance towards him by our obedience to all his instructions and commandments. The disciples prove their commitment to Jesus beyond a reasonable doubt, except Judah Iscariot, who was a son of perdition. John 14:15 (If ye love me, keep my commandments).

Total surrender; it means you have to surrender your heart by showing total trust and confidence in him and his word. You can´t be here, and your heart is there; that is why God said, " My son, give me your heart. If you are not ready to surrender, it is a total waste of time. Mistrust will always leave a crack or hole in a relationship, and that enables Satan to put asunder. Please don't let him in. The twelve disciples of Jesus left everything and followed him, but the rich man, on the other hand, refused to surrender all, even though he fulfilled all the other commandments (Matthew 19:16-27). 

With Jesus, Love is a total package; everything has to be complete. It is not just enough to say you love God; it has to come from your heart, and you have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt by using everything mentioned above as your guide. Paul the Apostle was so sure of his bonding with Jesus, and he made the following statement; Romans 8:38 (For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord).

Friends, have you surrendered your life to Jesus? If your answer is no, here is another opportunity to start a loving relationship with him by praying the salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus name.

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me so that I could become a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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