The Daily Guide
Absolute life
This is the testimony: that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life.
1 John 5:11-12 - NKJV
How have we come to where we are now? By accepting Jesus and His sacrifice we now walk in eternal life! Adam by his sin lost possession of that life and so did all mankind. Only Jesus could rescue us and restore to us eternal life. Bible translators give the term "eternal life" to this life. A stronger possible alternative is "Absolute Life"; for it is truly the life of God. 1Cor.15:22, Joh.1:4, 1Joh.4:9.
Do you live in that life? After many years without it in your life you can easily continue living as if it wasn't in you now. To do that is to remain living in the power of your natural life. Plug into the life of God. Instead of staying hooked up to natural life alone make a switch! To make that switch over you have to change a lot of your old, earthbound ways. Here are two of them: 1) Instead of carrying your care, cast it of the Lord. 2) Instead of demanding happiness, revel in the Lord's joy. Doing both of these is important because "rejoicing always" and being "careful for nothing" make way for God's power and life to have sway in you. Phil.4:4,6
God's power and life are available in you and can be evident in you. Switch over to them! Often the reason you get so tired is because you are doing so much in your own power and life. Face up to it; natural life is not enough for the challenges you face today as a Christian. Have God's life dynamically at work in you! Search out and take to heart the Bible promises of God's gift of eternal life. God's gift in Jesus is a gift you can live in here and now! Zech.4:6.
Live this life in His life!
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