News From God

1 John 5:11-12, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
News flash: We can do without some things in our lives. Life will not end if we don’t have iPods, football games, cell phones, Face Book or shopping malls. We can survive without 401 K plans, home equity and life insurance. There is one thing that no one can do without and that is the Son of God.
God has given us eternal life, what a revelation! Life on this planet has a cycle and ends at some point. Pets come and go throughout our life time. We lose family members that die. We get older and our bodies wear out and stop. Nothing on this earth lives forever. But God has given us eternal life!
The question then rises if everything dies how can a mere mortal live forever? It is clear we cannot in our own strength or by our own ingenuity. Yet God has given us eternal life but that life is through His Son Jesus Christ. God is the source of life. He gives everything life. Because He is the source of life He can carry us through death and bring us alive and well on the other side.
It is clear then that the one who has the Son has life and those who don’t have the Son are dead. When does eternal life begin? It begins the very moment we accept Jesus and let Him take up residence in our hearts. If Jesus is in your heart you already have the gift of eternal life and you will live with God forever. That is a promise God has made and will never break. But the one who does not have the Son has no such promise. You have no assurance. We all are going to die physically our bodies will return to the dust from which they are made. As the old saying goes the sand in our hour glass will run out then what? The part that is you the light that drives you your soul will live on in heaven with God if you know the Son. If not to be separated from God is death.
The good news is there is life and that life more abundantly with God if we know His Son. The question to ponder today ---are you alive or dead? Do you know Jesus Christ God’s only Son who holds the keys to life with God or death and eternal separation from God? The first question we each will have to face once our physical heart stops pumping blood though our veins is ---“What did you do with My Son?” If your heart stopped today eternity is waiting either with God or without. The instant that stops God knows the answer do you?