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Not the Religion, But the Rescue


I’ve come to believe that many people have walked away from religion not because they stopped believing in God, but because they never actually saw Him in the first place.

They saw systems.
They saw pressure.
They saw performance.
But they didn’t see the One who said, “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.”

That’s the Jesus I’ve come to know.
Not the one who came to make people “Christian.”
But the one who came because the whole world was loved, and worth rescuing.

He didn’t come to add more weight to your life. He came to lift it.
He didn’t come to guilt you into better behavior. He came to give you life—abundant, real, lasting life.

Somehow, along the way, the message got complicated.
We made it about rules and rankings.
About who’s in and who’s out.
About how clean you look and how many verses you know.

But that’s not the message Jesus gave. That’s not the tone He spoke in.
He was gracious.
Merciful.
Slow to anger.
Rich in love.

He knew people were already carrying burdens. He came to remove them.
He saw how people beat themselves up. He came to heal that too.
And when He finished His mission, He said one simple thing:

“It is finished.”

The striving. The proving. The self-condemnation.
He didn’t leave you with a to-do list. He left you with an invitation.

What if God Isn’t Mad at You?

What if He’s not waiting for you to clean yourself up before you can come close?
What if He already came close—because He knew you couldn’t?

That’s the gospel I believe.
That’s the Jesus I’ve met.

Not one who came to imprison you in religion,
But one who came to break open the doors and call you by name.

If we saw Him clearly, I don’t think we’d feel so burdened.
We’d stop measuring ourselves by our imperfections and start seeing ourselves through His perfection.

Because it’s not about our performance.
It’s about His.

If you’re tired, come.
If you’re curious, come.
If you’ve given up on church, religion, or even yourself… come anyway.

This isn’t about joining a club.
It’s about being seen, known, and loved—right where you are.

Because the truth doesn’t put chains on you.
It sets you free.

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