A Year with Jesus: 'Your Invitation'

What Jesus Might Say

Dear Friend,

I am inviting you to spend this next year getting to know Me more completely through a daily time together in the Scriptures. Each day, you will learn a little more about Me - what I did, what I taught, and Who I am - with the help of aYearwithJesus.com.

The four gospels known as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, tell part of My story as these books give just what I "began to do and teach." That's how Luke describes his record of My ministry in his introduction to the book of Acts (Acts 1:1 NLT). As Luke writes the book of Acts, he emphasizes that I continued My ministry through the Holy Spirit's work in the lives of My followers. These disciples recognized My presence and power when they lived, prayed, gathered together, and did miracles in My name. Still today, I am working in the world and in My church through people like them and through people like you!

We will devote approximately the next four and a half months to lessons primarily from the Gospels. Then during the week of Jewish Passover, you will join Me as I endure My passion, followed by My resurrection from the dead and My appearances to My disciples. During the remainder of the year, we will look at the of the story of My early work through the early church found in the rest of the New Testament: Acts, the letters written to various churches and individuals, and finally the Revelation that I gave to John.

So more than just wanting you to know about Me, I really want you to know Me. That's the goal of our year together. So let's start that journey today!

Verses Jesus Might Suggest

Here are a couple of truths I want you to know!

Life is found in knowing me, so get to know Me! This is what I prayed in front of my followers the night I was betrayed:

After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. And this is the way to have eternal life - to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth."
(John 17:1-3 NLT)

I am the fullest message of God to you, so come to Me to know God's message for you! This is what one of My followers wrote to help My Jewish brothers and sisters. He wanted them to know Who I Am and how I fit into their story:

Long ago, at different times and in various ways, God's voice came to our ancestors through the Hebrew prophets. But in these last days, it has come to us through His Son, the One Who has been given dominion over all things and through Whom all worlds were made.

This is the One Who - imprinted with God's image, shimmering with His glory - sustains all that exists through the power of His word. He was seated at the right hand of God once He Himself had made the offering that purified us from all our sins.
(Hebrews 1:1-3)

Get to know Me and you're going to find real life - life that can never be taken from you! Not only that, as you get to know Me, you learn what God most wants you to know: that I AM His fullest, most complete message to you.

I know you will be blessed by this year we will have together!

May the peace of God, our Father, be with you.

Our Response in Prayer

Thank You, dear Father, for sending Jesus so that I can know You and so that I can find life that is full and rich - the life that You created me as Your child to discover and live. Please bless me, dear Father, as I get to know Jesus better as we journey through this year together. I pray this in my Savior's name, Jesus. Amen.