Knowing God Personally

None of us need to live in fear or shame. We no longer need to feel unseen or unheard. Jesus said of himself, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind. To set at liberty those who are oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people." Jesus touched people, even women ravaged by diseases, though they were considered unclean. And he healed them. He taught children, men and women, the rich and the poor, the righteous and the sinner, restoring their dignity and demonstrating his great compassion. He healed people; casting out demons, freeing men, women, and children from the bonds of Satan. This demonstrated his authority over evil and every spirit. Jesus brought back daughters and sons from the dead, showing he has power even over death. And though Satan and the evil spirits believed they had achieved the victory when they nailed Jesus to the cross, Jesus rose from the dead, triumphing over all the powers of evil and death. Then he was the Messiah? Only the promised Messiah, sent from Almighty God, could do the miraculous things that Jesus did.