Jewels From John # 21 - The Gift of Life

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Devotion # 21


The Gift of Life

 For the Audio Version click here: The Gift of Life

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the Truth and The Life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 (NKJV)

Jesus is not only the Way and the Truth but He is also The Life. At the beginning of creation when God made man Genesis 2:7 says, "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." (NKJV). It is of fundamental importance to understand that God is the Creator and Sustainer of our lives. That is why the birth of every baby is of utmost value. 

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, one of the serious consequences that they, and everyone after them had to face, was death – one that was physical, the other spiritual and eternal.  All of man’s sacrifices could not free him from the pangs of death, and that is why Jesus came down to earth to live a sinless life, so that He could be that sinless Lamb of God who could take the sins of the whole world upon Himself. He had to face the penalty of death on the cross and break the fetters of death by his resurrection so we too could have eternal life. "And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." 1 John 5:11 (NLT). This is the assurance Jesus gave His disciples in John 14:19: "In a little while, the world will see me no more, but you will see me; and because I live, you also will live." (GNT) Everyone who believes in Jesus is assured of this life eternal which He alone can offer us. 

Since God is the source of our lives, He is the One who can teach us how to live this life and help us understand and fulfill His purposes for the same. When one does not recognize this fact, what happens is inevitable; they either don’t take care of, or misuse the body and the precious life that God has graciously given to them.

Not only does Jesus offer us eternal life in heaven, but He also offers us an abundant life (full of love, joy, peace, holiness, goodness and all other blessings we need) right here on earth. He said, "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10 (NKJV)

Let us so live our lives here on earth that God's name will be honoured through us, and His plans and purposes fulfilled through us. As David sought the Lord, may we also seek Him and say, "You will show me the path of life; In your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalms 16:11 (NKJV)

                                    For the Audio Version click here: The Gift of Life

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Esther Collins
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