July 12, 2017 SIMPLY PUT
John 17:3: “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent.”
It is amazing that in just twenty one words, Jesus clearly defines eternal life. Man has a strong tendency to complicate the simple truths of the scriptures-and life in general. In John 17, Jesus makes it clear that He was sent by the Father and He that did only what the Father desired. It was the passion of Jesus for His followers to know and experience the love that the Father has for His people. The highest, the supreme, the most life changing factor in all of life is to know God, and His son Jesus Christ. Knowing God is THE key to life; apart from knowing God, it is utterly impossible to live life as God designed. Knowing God also transforms this temporal earthly life do into eternal life-wow! God has a grand master plan and He is in the process of bringing it to fruition. For those who ‘have eyes to see’ and ‘ears to hear,’ the scriptures reveal His plans. Only as we come to know God, do we discover our true identity, realize our purpose in life, find the power to overcome any circumstances in life, and come to know that we were created by the Father God that we have come to know! No one can come to know God on his own; God has chosen to reveal Himself, or make Himself known to those who seek Him with their whole heart. There are no three easy steps to knowing God, but the desire to know Him starts the process. In John 6:44 we read: “No one can come to Me unless the effort Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.” If we have a desire to know God, then we can thank Him for giving us that desire. And if we want to know Him, it follows that we will begin to search the scriptures, because it is primarily in the scriptures that He reveals Himself. Also, we will find God revealing Himself to us in a personal way as well. God enjoys relating with, and talking with those who belong to Him. Some may hear an audible voice from God, but normally He speaks in our spirit, the inner man, and we will also find that God will put certain thoughts in our minds. Let us remember that knowing God is ultimate knowledge that we could ever gain. Martin Lloyd-Jones once said: “Our supreme need is to know God.”
Hosea 6:3: “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Blessings,
Buddy
July 12, 2017 SIMPLY PUT
John 17:3: “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent.”
It is amazing that in just twenty one words, Jesus clearly defines eternal life. Man has a strong tendency to complicate the simple truths of the scriptures-and life in general. In John 17, Jesus makes it clear that He was sent by the Father and He that did only what the Father desired. It was the passion of Jesus for His followers to know and experience the love that the Father has for His people. The highest, the supreme, the most life changing factor in all of life is to know God, and His son Jesus Christ. Knowing God is THE key to life; apart from knowing God, it is utterly impossible to live life as God designed. Knowing God also transforms this temporal earthly life do into eternal life-wow! God has a grand master plan and He is in the process of bringing it to fruition. For those who ‘have eyes to see’ and ‘ears to hear,’ the scriptures reveal His plans. Only as we come to know God, do we discover our true identity, realize our purpose in life, find the power to overcome any circumstances in life, and come to know that we were created by the Father God that we have come to know! No one can come to know God on his own; God has chosen to reveal Himself, or make Himself known to those who seek Him with their whole heart. There are no three easy steps to knowing God, but the desire to know Him starts the process. In John 6:44 we read: “No one can come to Me unless the effort Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.” If we have a desire to know God, then we can thank Him for giving us that desire. And if we want to know Him, it follows that we will begin to search the scriptures, because it is primarily in the scriptures that He reveals Himself. Also, we will find God revealing Himself to us in a personal way as well. God enjoys relating with, and talking with those who belong to Him. Some may hear an audible voice from God, but normally He speaks in our spirit, the inner man, and we will also find that God will put certain thoughts in our minds. Let us remember that knowing God is ultimate knowledge that we could ever gain. Martin Lloyd-Jones once said: “Our supreme need is to know God.”
Hosea 6:3: “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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