And this is eternal life, that they know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent (verse 3).
What we all want is to go to heaven. And while it is true that there is no sickness, no pain, and everlasting joy there, that should not be the reason for wanting to go to heaven. Neither should a fear of hell. While all of the these things are true, and will motivate us all to some degree, there is really one main reason why we should want eternal life in heaven. And that is because that is where God is.
Eternal life is meaningless without God, just as this life is meaningless without God. The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Without God there is no point, not even in heaven with its happiness, heath and painlessness.
You know, we have eternal life now. It isn’t just a future thing. It is now too. We are to know God through Christ now, not just in heaven. We are to glorify Him on earth as in heaven. For once we know Him we have eternal life.
Am I living in such a way as would demonstrate this to a lost and dying world? Do I make it sufficiently clear to those around me that I love Christ above all else? Do they see that I know God? Or do I just look like a slightly sanitised version of themselves?
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