“Let me expand on that,” Jesus clarifies.
“It is my Father’s will to grant a resurrection experience and everlasting life
to every last person who looks to the Son and places all their trust in him.” John 6:40 EFP
The truth Jesus
is trying to communicate is so simple yet so comprehensive at the same
time. There is no exclusionary clause
and no loophole in this truth. It’s
stark. It’s straightforward. It’s all-embracing. Look.
Believe. Experience the gift.
"Look" denotes
the desire to place my life’s focus on the Son, who is the image of His
Father. Looking to him is as much a
decision as it is a way of life. Jesus
is the “who” we look to for the God-given quality of life. “Believe” denotes a decision to place my life
in the hands who promise to ensure I am totally fulfilled in my life here while
securing my place with him forever. “Experience”
is the journey of a life lived to its fullest for the glory of God. Resurrection and life eternal are present
realities and future expectations as well. I am raised up now into a new life
and experience eternal life even as I live my mortal life in this sinful
world. Looking awakens the need in me. Believing takes hold of the promise for me. Experiencing is living the essence of a life
that never runs out even in a scarred planet as I await the Life that never
ends and stretches into eternity. Why
would I settle for anything less? Why would you?
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