Jesus Is Life: He Who Has The Son Has Life
Study The Word
1 John 5:11-13
“And this is the record, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life.”
The book of 1 John reveals to us one of the most extraordinary truths about life that has ever been revealed: “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” Do you see what this is saying? Life is not something that exists independently and then Jesus gives it to you. No! JESUS is life! The life that God gives us is not separate from His Son – the life IS His Son – JESUS IS LIFE!
When you have Jesus, you don’t just receive life from Him – what you receive is Him and in Him life IS! When the scripture says “he that hath the Son hath life,” it’s not saying if you have the Son plus if you have life. It’s saying that having the Son means having life because the Son – Jesus IS life! This is mind-blowing when you really get it!
αἰώνιος aiōnios eternal – eternal, everlasting, without beginning or end, that which always has been and always will be.
This is why Jesus could declare with such absolute authority: “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish” (John 10:28). This is life talking! He’s not reaching into some heavenly storehouse to hand out portions of life. No, Jesus IS the very life He’s giving! When He gives eternal life, He’s giving Himself!
Now you can understand what Jesus meant when He said ”I AM the vine, you are the branches”. The vine and the branches have the same life!
Understanding your identity is very important; when you understand this stuff you will not go around preaching judgement and condemnation to God’s people. Rather you go about teaching them who they truly are.
Man in all his attempts to isolate and control life will never be able to, simply because life is not a force of living, life is not an experience of existence, life is a person – and His name is Jesus. Scientists can study biological processes, they can understand cellular functions, they can even manipulate genetic codes, but they cannot create life because life cannot be manufactured – life can only be imparted by the One who IS life!
And here’s what this means for you practically: every area of your life that seems dead, every dream that appears lifeless, every situation that looks hopeless – you have the answer dwelling within you! You don’t need to search for life, you don’t need to strive for vitality, you don’t need to work to generate energy or motivation. You carry life Himself! Jesus is the resurrection and the life!
Is your business struggling? Speak to it with the authority of one who carries aionios zoe – eternal life! Are your relationships strained? Minister life into them from the life of God that dwells within you! Are you facing health challenges? Remember that the One who IS life lives in your spirit, soul and body and that life cannot be contained or limited by physical ailments and circumstances!
This is why the scripture says “that ye may know that ye have aionios zoe – eternal life.” Not that you will have it someday, not that you’re working toward it – “that ye may know that ye have aionios zoe” NOW. You HAVE it now! And this eternal life is not just duration without end – it’s the quality, superiority, nature, and the very essence of God Almighty living within you! The life is superabundant in quantity and superior in quality!
You see, when you truly understand that Jesus IS life, and that He dwells within you through the Holy Spirit, it becomes impossible to live defeated, discouraged, or depressed. How can you be lifeless when aionios zoe is in you? How can you ever think defeat or hopelessness or be powerless when the very source of all power and vitality is pulsating in your spirit? From today, activate the divinity that is in you through speaking in tongues and meditating on the scriptures about eternal life; and experience eternal life saturate and permeate your entire being.
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You for giving me eternal life, and I thank You that this life is Your Son Jesus Christ Himself. Thank You that I don’t just have access to life – I have Life Himself dwelling within me. Thank You for the assurance that because I have the Son, I have life – not just existence, but His very life as my life, in Jesus’ name, amen.
Speak The Word
I have the Son, therefore I have life! Not just any life, but eternal life – the very life of Jesus Christ Himself! Life is not something I’m striving for – Life is Someone I carry within me. Jesus, who IS life, is my life! Every dead situation in my path must respond to the Life I carry. I speak life because I have Life Himself – Jesus Christ – dwelling within me!