ETERNAL
LIFE STARTS HERE
Memorise:
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:13
Read: John
17:1-3, 17 These words spake Jesus,
and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify
thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2 As thou hast given him
power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast
given him.
3 And this is life eternal,
that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast
sent.
Bible
in one year: Job 23-28, 1st Timothy 2:1-3-13
MESSAGE!
In order to enjoy the things that God has
provided for us through Jesus Christ, we need to have an in-depth understanding
of what these things are; one of which is everlasting life. Out of God’s love
for us, we have the privilege of partaking in this everlasting life (John 3:16); but what is everlasting life? This is
life that never ends. It is the type of life that even death cannot terminate.
It means, living with God inside of you on this earth, and continuing with this
life after going through the gates of death. Eternity does not start after
death, it starts now. Jesus declared thus in John
17:3:
“And this
is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom thou hast sent.”
If you want to have eternal life, it starts
with receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, but it does not end
there. It continues with having an intimate knowledge of God. It requires
knowing His word. Every bit of God’s word that is revealed to you adds virtue
to the life of God operating within you. Although some people are saved, they
have little or no evidence of the presence of the divine life in them, because
they do not know whom they have believed. How much do you know of Him who gave
His life for you?
Apostle Paul in 2nd
Timothy 1:12 declared that:
“For the
which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I
know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which
I have committed unto him against that day.”
The knowledge of the Holy Trinity is the
source of eternal life. The more you know Jesus, the more impossible it is for
you to be made ashamed. The knowledge of Jesus drives away spiritual and
physical shame. If you know Jesus, you will not be ashamed or shy of being
identified with Him, or to suffer for Him. Knowing Him helps you to trust Him.
The level of trust or confidence you place in God is a function of what you
know about Him. Are you born-again? Congratulations! The eternal life of God is
present inside you; but this has to be jealously guarded and sustained by
building a more intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit, and by increasing
in the knowledge of God.
Prayer
Point
Father,
let the presence of Your divine life be increasingly made manifest in me every
day, in Jesus’ Name.
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