Eternity Begins Today

"And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. " John 17:3

We Christians speak of eternity with Christ, living in God's presence like it's some futuristic event or an ultimate goal, not yet achievable. It's almost like we're living some fairytale waiting for the words "Happily Ever After" to scroll up onto the movie screen as we sit quietly in a dark theatre.

But let's take a closer look at Jesus' words in John 17:3:

     "And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. " John 17:3

If eternity begins with the knowing, and if knowing begins when we surrender ourselves to Jesus, then doesn't eternity begin in the here and now? 

Doesn't the knowing occur daily in our pausing, in the sitting in God's presence praying and listening to His voice speak love into our souls?

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