Daily Bread JUL/18/14 John 5:24 - With absolute certainly I tell you: those who hear my word and believe in the One who has sent Me have eternal life; and shall not come into judgment, but have passed from death into life. By believing the report that the Father has given to us of His Son we presently have eternal life, and have passed from the realm of death to the realm of life (1 John 3:14; Ephesians 2:1; Colossians 1:13). God has made it all so simple; all we have to do is to believe His word - just as the ruler, who came asking Jesus to come to his house to heal his son, believed the word that Jesus spoke (John 4:49-50). Having received eternal life does not mean that our bodies will not die one day (or be changed at the coming of the Lord Jesus). It means that we have been made a new creation: that the old has passed away, and everything has become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Eternal life is a quality of life as much as it is a duration of time. The quality of life that is found in eternal life is an abundant life full of love, joy peace; and all the power and authority granted to us by God through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. God has broken the power of death that held us captive, and has infused His own life into us by the Spirit that He has given to us. This is the life that the Father has given to us in His Son! If we are not willing to believe the report that the Father has given to us of His Son, then we make God a liar (1 John 5:10-13). Jesus has told us the truth. He has sent His word and healed us; from the burden and bondage of both a sin nature and an incurable disease. If we refuse to believe what God has said, then we forfeit the blessings of the newness of life. In this glorious life of God, we discover the glorious liberty of the sons of God, and the divine ability to walk in all of the blessings that we have been called to inherit. Where does faith begin? It begins by confessing with your mouth and believing in your heart (Romans 10:9). There is so much life in Jesus that not one form of death, whether it be sin, sickness or disease, can hold you any longer. God is the life-giver. If you will believe His word, then He will breathe His life into you, and you will discover the life that is in the Son. Today hear the words of Jesus, and let the words of Christ penetrate your thoughts, your heart and your nature (Colossians 3:16). Confess with your mouth those things that God has spoken concerning who you are in Christ Jesus; and let your behavior and manner of life express His glory, honor and virtue (2 Peter 1:3; Romans 2:7).
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:19:56 +0000