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*HE’S THE VERY ESSENCE OF LIFE .*
Tuesday, January 22nd .
Pastor Chris
_*For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself (John 5:26).*_
The Lord Jesus, in our opening verse, declared that He had inherent life as independently as the Father. Notice the progression of truth as He brought His disciples to the understanding of who He really was. First, He said to them, “I have life in me, just as the Father does; inherent life.” Next, in John 14:6, He said, _*“…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”*_ Notice the definite article, *the* LIFE! With those words, He meant, “I am Deity”; and He was right.
While the disciples were still grappling with that thought, Jesus took them another step further. He said, _*“Anyone who has seen me, has seen the Father and doesn’t need to keep searching for the Father”*_ (John 14:9). How true! When you find Jesus, and accept Him as your Lord, your search is over. He’s the way, and also the destination.
Think about these blessed words of Jesus about Himself! How do you explain them? He goes from saying, “As the Father has life in Himself, so He has given to the son to have life in Himself,” to saying, “I am that life!”
Recall the words of His prayer in John 17:2-3; He said, _*“As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”*_ If He is “the life” or “life eternal,” then He’s indeed the very essence of life. Glory to His Name forever!
*CONFESSION*
*Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the impartation of eternal life to my spirit. When I received Jesus, I received life in its entirety. I’m full of life, and everything I do exudes the incorruptible life. Divine life emits from me in words and in deeds, because as Jesus is, so am I. Hallelujah!*
*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *John 1:4* In him was life; and the life was the light of men. *||*
*||* *John 6:51* I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. *||*
*||* *1 John 5:11-12* And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. *||*
*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Matthew 15:1-28 & Exodus 1-2
*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Matthew 8:23-34 & Genesis 22
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