(Nuggets from John 17:2)
God gave His son Jesus Christ a name ABOVE EVERY NAME, and His AUTHORITY is SUPREME! He's not just a Savior; He's the One with power over ALL flesh – governments, systems, circumstances, and even the enemy!
It is His exclusive right to give ETERNAL LIFE to all who've been given to Him by the Father, those who acknowledge His SUPREMACY, receive Him into their lives as the only Lord and Personal Savior, live righteously and die in HOLINESS or live in HOLINESS till the rapture.
We are taught that our glorifying God is needed as an evidence of our interest in Christ, through whom eternal life is God's free gift.
You need to understand what exactly is God's will regarding your salvation.
Have you ever doubted whether you are saved? Because you are not sure of the consequences of your actions or your level of faith?
Or do you doubt if God wants everyone to be saved? That there's a group of people who are included and another group that is left out?
Fortunately, the Bible is very clear on this:
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9
So, it says that God doesn't want anyone to perish. He wants everyone to repent and come to the knowledge of the TRUTH.
To make this possible, He made an invaluable provision for humanity, not wanting anyone to perish ultimately.
He sent his only begotten Son so our sins would be paid for. As a result, we can now claim our salvation. Jesus did not come to judge but to save the world through His death and resurrection (John 3:17).
God is a merciful God, such that ENDURES FOREVER. His will for your salvation is not based on how you behave, or in paying for your bad deeds first before your salvation comes (again); No, MERCY IS ONE OF HIS ATTRIBUTES and he wants to give you a way out through the blood of his Son so that you will not be lost.
So you can see that it is more than certain that it is God's will for all to be saved, including you. You don't have to do anything for that except repent and accept Jesus as your Savior. But that is not all.
John 3:16-17 says that God wants everyone to repent and receive eternal life. That eternal life is more than it seems.
What is eternal life?
Jesus says in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
Eternal life means much more than continuing to live after death and never ceasing to exist.
The truth is that human beings are eternal beings. When we die physically, our soul and spirit will simply live on (Ecclesiastes 12:7). This means that everyone is entitled to an ENDLESS ETERNITY by virtue of the IMMORTALITY OF THE HUMAN SOUL AND SPIRIT, so whether you're saved or not, ETERNITY IS A FINAL DESTINATION but what matters is ON WHAT SIDE OF ETERNITY WOULD YOU BE?
Everyone, believer or unbeliever, continues to live forever.
However, the question is:
Where will you spend ETERNITY?
In the presence of God - HEAVEN?
or in the darkest darkness where God has reserved for all REBELS (satan, ⅓ of the fallen angels and all humans who fail to reconcile with God and die in sin, neglecting His offer of salvation - HELL FIRE and eventually THE LAKE OF FIRE?
You can be forgiven of all your sins, and you can be saved for eternity, but that is not the only purpose for which God gave his only begotten Son.
Jesus came so that you may have eternal life: a life in which you know God intimately and personally. He wants to be your Father, and make you His son or daughter
(2 Corinthians 6:18).
God wants you to know Him as a loving and merciful Father. Someone you can trust. One you can always count on and who will never abandon you.
A Father who never gets angry with you, does not condemn or reject you, but always believes in you.
One whose unconditional love is the reason you are not condemned or doomed for life.
ETERNAL LIFE in this context is HOLISTIC. You know God experientially, you accept His son, Jesus Christ into your life as your Lord and personal savior, and you have CONSTANT FELLOWSHIP with the Holy Spirit here in this world and remain in communion with Him till death or rapture, when you will eventually UNITE WITH HIM FOREVER AND EVER, WORLD WITHOUT END.
TO LIVE ETERNALLY WITH GOD SHOULD BE YOUR UTMOST PRIORITY AND DRIVING FORCE TO PROPEL YOU TO MAINTAIN A DAILY CULTURE OF HOLINESS FOR THE REST OF YOUR PILGRIMAGE.
This is HOLINESS CHALLENGE
DAY 354 OF 365🔥
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