I’m teaching tonight at New Wine, it’s the 2nd Sunday of Advent, and I’m thinking about why Jesus came here.

A hint from John 10:10 —

“A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect —life in its fullness until you overflow!”
‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Other translations say abundant life, or life to the full. And what is that life? Another clue from John 17:3 —

“Eternal life means to know and experience you as the only true God, and to know and experience Jesus Christ, as the Son whom you have sent.”
‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭3‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Life to the full, then, is relational connectedness with Jesus. And that’s at least one of the reasons he came. Actually, to know you and for you to know him — that’s why.