Friday, November 24
Do you have Jesus?
Scripture: 1 John 5
1 John 5:11–13 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life. 13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Observation
God has given us eternal life in His Son, Jesus. If you have the Son, you have eternal life—right now. If you don’t have Jesus, you don’t have eternal life. Have or have not?
This makes me want to ask everyone I meet: do you have Jesus?
And this is the assurance: if we have Jesus, we know that we have eternal life. We know with a settled and confident assurance that we have eternal life. I’m living it now—life to the full in Jesus (John 10:10)—and will enjoy it forever. I know!
Bottom line: this is what matters!
Application
Do you have Jesus? Do you know Jesus? Do you love Jesus? These are the questions I want to ask each person I’m with. Eternal life—it’s the haves and have nots—depending on whether you have Jesus. He is the giver of eternal life.
If you love someone, you want them to live and not die. You want the best for them. You want them to have Jesus!
Prayer: Lord, give me a deep love for others that desires their best—eternal life! And give me opportunities every day to help others have Jesus.
More: Job 22-24, Luke 24