FULL LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL: GOD WANTS YOU TO DISCOVER YOUR SPIRIT LIFE:
[1 John 5:13NKJV: These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.]
God’s plan in this last days is that every believer should come to the measure of the fullness of Christ – in other words to come to spiritual maturity and live a life of dominion just as Christ did. Christ was never subject to sickness, He was never a victim, He was always triumphant over the circumstances of this life.
To come to the measure of the fullness of Christ, we have to fully understand our salvation. The Apostle John in 1 John 5:13 writes “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life…” God wants us to know that we have eternal life. The word “know” is translated from the Greek word “eido” which means to discover, become aware or conscious. So God wants us to discover that we have eternal life.
Its like when a child receives gifts on their birthday. The gifts are wrapped up and so they just receive and keep them safely. Later on, they have to open the gifts to discover what is inside. If they never open the gifts, they will never know what is inside so they will never enjoy it.
Many believers received salvation but they have never unwrapped this gift of God to know exactly what they received so they are not enjoying the full life that Jesus has given to every believer.
When you received salvation, you received the gift of eternal life. Romans 6:23b says “… but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Wow this is good news. In today’s generation that is plagued with all kinds of sickness and disease, LIFE is one thing that is so elusive to many. Do you know there are many people battling terrible conditions and fighting for their life? Do you know there billionaires who can be ready to give all their wealth in exchange for LIFE? Life is the most precious and invaluable thing because without life, you cannot enjoy anything on this earth. Without life you cannot enjoy family life and live with your loved ones. Without life you cannot enjoy your job. Without life you cannot enjoy your wealth.. you cannot enjoy your luxurious car. You need life to enjoy anything on this earth. So life is the most precious thing to anyone yet so elusive to many people today.
The good news is LIFE is a freely available as a gift through faith in Jesus Christ. Not just life but ETERNAL LIFE. Paul records the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23). When you received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you received ETERNAL LIFE as a free gift from God. So God wants you to discover and become aware that you have ETERNAL LIFE. He says “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have ETERNAL LIFE.” God wants you to be conscious of this ETERNAL LIFE.
Why is this important? Because eternal life is a special kind of life – It is the life of God. 1 John 1:2 records “that eternal life which was with the Father..” So eternal life is the life of the Father. It is the Spirit life of the living God. So as a believer, you don’t just have the natural human life, you have the spirit life of the living God and God wants you to discover this life, be conscious of it so that you can live it. Without being aware of this life, you will live like an ordinary non-believer, suffering and struggling with the same things they struggle with, yet the life in you is the eternal life of God that is above the circumstances of this life.
So discover this life, study this life and you will live a triumphantly above the circumstances of this natural life.