1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
That sounds fairly simple and self-explanatory, doesn’t it Friends? It’s simply a matter of having or not having the Spirit of the Son of God dwelling within you. If you have it, then you have life: ‘He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.’ (vs.10) Your earthly journey, though at times rough, will be guided by the One who gives peace, joy, longevity, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, and all the wonderful things that come from dwelling in the spiritual realm. And above and beyond all that, at the end of your earthly days, your soul will find rest and salvation in eternal life with that same Son of God, the Father and the Holy Spirit. That’s His everlasting promise. However, if you don’t have His Spirit dwelling within you, then sadly, you’re lost. ‘He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.’ (vs.10) You might enjoy much worldly pleasure, power and possessions, but at the end, your soul will be condemned to wander through eternity in darkness and damnation, simply because you refused to believe that God sent His Son to earth that we might have life abundantly, both here and throughout eternity. And if you don’t believe me, listen to Jesus. ‘And as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ (John 3: 14-18) There you have it Friends; the words of Jesus himself, the only begotten Son of God. Note, Jesus keeps repeating the idea of belief; ‘whosoever believeth in him shall not perish.’ ‘He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already.’ Oh people, it’s all a matter of belief. All we have to do is believe, and everything else will fall into place. But it’s essential to believe; believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and the Father sent Him to earth to save and not condemn us, for we were already condemned through our sinful, disobedient behaviour. I know it sounds so simple and too good to be true, and usually if it sounds far fetched, it is, but not this time people. And belief is the starting point. Nothing can happen without that feeling of belief and assurance in our hearts. That’s the first step. What does the Chinese proverb say? ‘The longest journey begins with the first step.’ So our journey through life with Christ starts with the initial step of believing that He is, whom He says He is, the Son of God. I don’t want to belabour the point, but it’s so important that we might just have to say it until it sinks in. (smile) John weighs in with his version at the end of Chapter 3. ‘He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.’ (vs.36) Now my people, we certainly don’t want to experience God’s displeasure, so let’s believe nuh, and get others to do the same. Jesus thought it so important that He made a point of repeating it. ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life…the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever.’ (John 6:47-48,51) Oh Friends, I certainly want some of that bread so that I can live forever! Don’t you? Jesus said again: ‘Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, who thou hast sent.’ (John 17:2-3) It’s therefore crucial people, in fact critical, that me make plans for our spiritual retirement. It’s going to be for a long, long time; till eternity, so we’ve got to start building our RRSP portfolios NOW. And since we only have two entities willing to handle our investments; Lucifer, a fallen angel, and Jesus, the risen Christ, Son of God, our decision should be relatively easy. As far as I’m concerned, the choice is a no-brainer. Lucifer is going down; dealing with darkness and death. Meanwhile, Jesus is on the rise; personifying light and life. So let’s be smart and invest with Jesus for eternal life nuh. Much LOVE!…only believe…that’s all it takes…only believe…
That sounds fairly simple and self-explanatory, doesn’t it Friends? It’s simply a matter of having or not having the Spirit of the Son of God dwelling within you. If you have it, then you have life: ‘He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.’ (vs.10) Your earthly journey, though at times rough, will be guided by the One who gives peace, joy, longevity, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, and all the wonderful things that come from dwelling in the spiritual realm. And above and beyond all that, at the end of your earthly days, your soul will find rest and salvation in eternal life with that same Son of God, the Father and the Holy Spirit. That’s His everlasting promise. However, if you don’t have His Spirit dwelling within you, then sadly, you’re lost. ‘He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.’ (vs.10) You might enjoy much worldly pleasure, power and possessions, but at the end, your soul will be condemned to wander through eternity in darkness and damnation, simply because you refused to believe that God sent His Son to earth that we might have life abundantly, both here and throughout eternity. And if you don’t believe me, listen to Jesus. ‘And as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ (John 3: 14-18) There you have it Friends; the words of Jesus himself, the only begotten Son of God. Note, Jesus keeps repeating the idea of belief; ‘whosoever believeth in him shall not perish.’ ‘He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already.’ Oh people, it’s all a matter of belief. All we have to do is believe, and everything else will fall into place. But it’s essential to believe; believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and the Father sent Him to earth to save and not condemn us, for we were already condemned through our sinful, disobedient behaviour. I know it sounds so simple and too good to be true, and usually if it sounds far fetched, it is, but not this time people. And belief is the starting point. Nothing can happen without that feeling of belief and assurance in our hearts. That’s the first step. What does the Chinese proverb say? ‘The longest journey begins with the first step.’ So our journey through life with Christ starts with the initial step of believing that He is, whom He says He is, the Son of God. I don’t want to belabour the point, but it’s so important that we might just have to say it until it sinks in. (smile) John weighs in with his version at the end of Chapter 3. ‘He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.’ (vs.36) Now my people, we certainly don’t want to experience God’s displeasure, so let’s believe nuh, and get others to do the same. Jesus thought it so important that He made a point of repeating it. ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life…the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever.’ (John 6:47-48,51) Oh Friends, I certainly want some of that bread so that I can live forever! Don’t you? Jesus said again: ‘Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, who thou hast sent.’ (John 17:2-3) It’s therefore crucial people, in fact critical, that me make plans for our spiritual retirement. It’s going to be for a long, long time; till eternity, so we’ve got to start building our RRSP portfolios NOW. And since we only have two entities willing to handle our investments; Lucifer, a fallen angel, and Jesus, the risen Christ, Son of God, our decision should be relatively easy. As far as I’m concerned, the choice is a no-brainer. Lucifer is going down; dealing with darkness and death. Meanwhile, Jesus is on the rise; personifying light and life. So let’s be smart and invest with Jesus for eternal life nuh. Much LOVE!…only believe…that’s all it takes…only believe…
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