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THE GIVING OF ETERNAL LIFE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
1 John 5:11
1 Corinthians 15:20-26
 
“… Christ the firstfruits; afterward they
that are Christ’s at his coming.”
 
THE GIVING OF ETERNAL LIFE
 
The greatest and the ultimate reward for every believer is eternal life. Before Christ ascended to heaven He made a promise to the disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them. The Apostle said here that God has given us eternal life. This life is in His Son. This is so for Jesus said that among other things He is life. When we think of life, our human understanding is limited to life in the flesh. It is like we cannot think of light without the sun. God, however, is above physical life and the light bearer. It will be remembered that God created life and the light bearers at the beginning, but He is life and light Himself.
 
In the flesh, a time comes when each must die. The answer to this is the promise of resurrection. This is victory over death. Jesus is called the first born of them that slept. He indeed died in the flesh and was raised on the third day. Paul spoke at length on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15. He reasoned, “And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable” (1 Cor 15:17-19). Eternal life is there because Christ has defeated death. He concluded thus: “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:57). When we think of eternal life we do not think of medicine, doctors or surgery. There will be no need for these. Life in Christ will be perfect.
 
One of the attributes of God is that He is eternal. Jesus is the second Person in the Godhead, He is eternal as well. In John 3:15-16, Jesus linked eternal life with faith in Him. Paul also said that the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Rom 6:23). All the promises and declarations relating to eternal life are linked to Jesus Christ.
 
THOUGHT: We believe in Jesus and we have eternal life.
PRAYER: Lord, let me find habitation in those mansions above.

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