1 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: to Daily Devotions with Pastor John. I'm John Stonge, and 4 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:23,270 Speaker 1: today's devotion is inspired by 1 John 5, verse 12, 5 00:00:23,270 --> 00:00:28,990 Speaker 1: which says, Whoever has the Son has life. Whoever does 6 00:00:29,050 --> 00:00:32,090 Speaker 1: not have the Son of God does not have life. 7 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:36,570 Speaker 1: The major question we need to have settled in our 8 00:00:36,650 --> 00:00:39,830 Speaker 1: mind and our heart during the course of our earthly 9 00:00:39,909 --> 00:00:45,260 Speaker 1: life is, who is Jesus? You ask that question to 10 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:48,220 Speaker 1: a large group of people, you would most certainly be 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: offered several different answers. Some would probably speak of Jesus 12 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,530 Speaker 1: as an important historical figure. Some might say Jesus was 13 00:00:56,590 --> 00:01:00,690 Speaker 1: a revolutionary. Others might say he was a prophet. But 14 00:01:00,730 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: who do you say he is? When we look at 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,330 Speaker 1: what the scriptures teach about Jesus, we can clearly see 16 00:01:07,390 --> 00:01:10,470 Speaker 1: that he is spoken of as being God in the flesh. 17 00:01:11,130 --> 00:01:16,830 Speaker 1: His nature is divine. He is eternally self-existent. He lives 18 00:01:16,890 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: in perfect union with the Father and the Holy Spirit. 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,619 Speaker 1: All creation was spoken into existence by his powerful word. 20 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: And at present, he continues to sustain what he has created. 21 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: It's Christ's desire that we live. He wants us to 22 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:38,860 Speaker 1: experience new life. He wants to bless us with eternal life. 23 00:01:39,690 --> 00:01:42,949 Speaker 1: He makes this offer to mankind, but only some accept 24 00:01:43,010 --> 00:01:46,270 Speaker 1: this gift. Yet for those who will trust in him, 25 00:01:46,970 --> 00:01:51,110 Speaker 1: Jesus grants the blessing of eternal life in his presence. 26 00:01:51,970 --> 00:01:55,710 Speaker 1: Before knowing him, we were dead in our trespasses and sins. 27 00:01:56,550 --> 00:01:59,030 Speaker 1: But once we come to faith in Jesus, the Son 28 00:01:59,050 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: of God, we are blessed with true life from the 29 00:02:02,380 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: very source and sustainer of life. Let's pray. Lord, we 30 00:02:10,580 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: thank you for your word, and we thank you for 31 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: the privilege that it is to be able to look 32 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:16,590 Speaker 1: at this portion of scripture today from the book of 33 00:02:16,590 --> 00:02:20,150 Speaker 1: 1 John. And Lord, throughout the course of our days, 34 00:02:20,790 --> 00:02:24,890 Speaker 1: we find ourselves very much concerned for our life. We 35 00:02:24,930 --> 00:02:26,970 Speaker 1: want to have a healthy life. We want to have 36 00:02:27,330 --> 00:02:30,850 Speaker 1: an enjoyable life. We want to have a valued life. 37 00:02:31,690 --> 00:02:34,450 Speaker 1: And this world makes all kinds of promises to us 38 00:02:34,530 --> 00:02:37,829 Speaker 1: about how that can be obtained. But as we look 39 00:02:37,850 --> 00:02:41,510 Speaker 1: at this portion of Scripture from 1 John 5, we're 40 00:02:41,630 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: specifically shown that we will only have life through your Son, 41 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,060 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. You tell us in your Word that whoever 42 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: has the Son has life, and whoever does not have 43 00:02:53,260 --> 00:02:56,650 Speaker 1: the Son of God does not have life. You want 44 00:02:56,750 --> 00:02:59,690 Speaker 1: us to have eternal life, You want us to have 45 00:02:59,830 --> 00:03:04,210 Speaker 1: abundant life. But that life cannot be found through anything 46 00:03:04,389 --> 00:03:09,890 Speaker 1: or anyone else other than your Son, Jesus Christ. So Father, 47 00:03:09,950 --> 00:03:11,970 Speaker 1: we pray that we would take this portion of Scripture 48 00:03:12,050 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: to heart. We pray that we would understand what you're 49 00:03:14,910 --> 00:03:18,660 Speaker 1: communicating to us here. We pray that we would recognize 50 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,060 Speaker 1: that your Son is one with you. That he lives 51 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,140 Speaker 1: in perfect union with you and with the Holy Spirit. 52 00:03:25,810 --> 00:03:29,230 Speaker 1: That all creation was spoken into existence by your Son. 53 00:03:30,030 --> 00:03:34,150 Speaker 1: That he's sustaining what he's created. And if creation could 54 00:03:34,190 --> 00:03:38,780 Speaker 1: be fashioned and sustained through your Son, our lives are 55 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,020 Speaker 1: part of that creation. And we find our sustaining life 56 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: in your Son as well. So Father, thank you for 57 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,370 Speaker 1: what you reveal to us in this portion of your word. 58 00:03:50,910 --> 00:03:52,490 Speaker 1: And we pray that we would take it to heart, 59 00:03:52,550 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: recognizing that that we will never find the life that 60 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,490 Speaker 1: we truly need if we reject your Son. But if 61 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:01,890 Speaker 1: we trust in your Son, Jesus Christ, we'll be granted 62 00:04:02,210 --> 00:04:08,500 Speaker 1: abundant and eternal life that begins right now. We thank you, Lord, 63 00:04:08,530 --> 00:04:11,740 Speaker 1: for this teaching from your Word today, and we pray 64 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,100 Speaker 1: this all in Jesus' name. Amen.