DAY 13 – Gift of Eternal Life

Today’s Scripture:

1 John 5:6-13 This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

The scripture is very clear.

We have to have Jesus for eternal life.

Notice that it says, “for there are 3 that bear witnesses in heaven. The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one.” It’s easy to see then that Jesus is the Word in heaven because He was the Word from the beginning.

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:1-2

Another thing that I think is interesting is in verse 9. It says if we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater.

God’s witness is this: He has testified of His Son.

But then we get this really interesting thing that happens in verse 10, where it says he who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, not that we’re the liar, but we make Him, God, to be the liar. Wow.

So, what is that witness…

11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son...

V13b that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

This witness is sure and steady and true no matter what.

Action:

Thank the Lord for this beautiful gift.

Thank you, Father

Thank you, Jesus

Thank you, Holy Spirit

Thanks for listening,

Starla and first-time guest blogger Jen.

(We are on a girls’ adventuring road trip in Door County, WI)