We
receive Eternal Life at the moment we walk away from our sinful lifestyle and
follow God's will for our individual lives (John 3:14-15). God does the rest by
perfecting us according to His will.
Eternal
Life is not some ethereal state of being, or one that only occurs after we pass
from this life, but is simply knowing the one, true God and Jesus Christ, whom
He sent to save us from our sins (John 17:3).
If
we know Jesus, we know our Father as well (John 14:7). Jesus appeared to many
people in the Old Testament. These are called Christophanies.
Jesus
is actually the Trinity in physical form (Gen 12:7-9, 18:1-33, 22:11-18; Exodus
24:9-11; Daniel 3:23-24). He dwelt on this earth for a brief thirty-three years
to give us an example of how to live.
Every
day, God leads us through Christ by His Spirit (Romans 8:14). He does not speak
to us in our mind, but in our spirit. It is an impression, a strong knowledge
of what we are supposed to do.
The
thoughts in our mind can be influenced by God, but are also influenced by the
devil, our flesh and the world. Before following these ideas, we are wise to submit
our thoughts to the test, to see which spirit is influencing us (Philippians
4:8; 1 John 4:1).
With
practice, we begin to know God’s voice (John 10:27). Throughout the day, we do
the works, which He ordained for us to accomplish before we were even born
(Ephesians 2:10).
Prayer:
Father
God, Thank You that Your Spirit speaks to us throughout the day. Your Spirit
also communicates to other people through us (Matthew 10:20) by helping us to
speak and by teaching us what to say (Exodus 4:12).
Make
us ever mindful of the leading of Your Spirit in our life. Before we even put
our feet on the floor in the morning, make us aware of Your will and direct our
steps each moment of our day (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Thought
for the Day:
We
consider everything we possess in this life as rubbish when we compare it to
our personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
-
Philippians 3:8
