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the son and life


1 John 5:11-12  NLT
And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.

The last two verses of 1 John might be some of the most powerful we will ever encounter.  Do not discount them because they show what so many other verses show.  Ask God to open your thinking and acting to line up with what God says about you.

In yesterday’s message at The Community I shared three confessions that I think are extremely important for someone who desires to follow Christ.

I am a child of God.

I believe in Jesus.

I will trust God.

They seem simple.  Why?  Because they are.  A testimony is a powerful thing.  It cannot be discounted because a testimony is person.  But this one belongs to God.

God spoke and something happened.  God desired to share life and hope and eternal life, and that is where the Son of God comes in to life.  As this passage says, “Whoever has the Son has life.”  It is that simple.

We adults make it hard.  

Matthew 18:3  NLT
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

We live in a time that it seems the end of the world might be any time.  No matter your political leaning, we need help.  No matter your theological belief about end times, we know things are changing.  We need God.

There is life in the son.  People with child-like faith often find the Son easier than anyone else.

May we be the people who emphatically know… I am a child of God, I believe in Christ and I will trust God! 
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