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Romans 6:23 - King James Version "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Consider what Eternal Life means to you. Does it mean "to not die"? Does it mean "living forever"? Before you read further, stop and think about what this gift of GOD means to you. We receive many gifts from GOD. After all, HE is the ultimate CAUSE, and anything that we have came into our possession from something HE has given us. We may have used HIS Gifts in a good way or a bad way, but only through HIS Gifts do we have anything we have.
Most of GOD's Gifts come to us because we use HIS smaller (initial) gifts in the proper way. Eternal Life is the highest gift of GOD. It is the measure of Eternal Life in us that determines our place and purpose in the body of Christ--the reason for our creation. Only the life in us that is eternal when we leave this life will be "saved". Therefore, it is very important that we consider carefully anything we love--because that love comes from the life in us. If we develop a primary "life-style" that serves no purpose in the body of Christ; when we leave this life, we could lose most of what is important to us--essentially losing our soul. Consider this idea while reading the parable of the talents and similar parables.
Eternal Life is not a period of time? It is a state of being! Eternal Life always existed and always will exist. Therefore, the only way we can obtain eternal life is by our life becoming what eternal life is. Therefore, even though we are not eternal because we had a beginning, who we are (our soul) will not die after our life becomes what is eternal. Eternal Life is loving all things that produce the highest spiritual unity.
Since Eternal Life is an all-encompassing life-style, the Bible reveals it to us through stories of real and allegorical individuals according to the way they approached life situations and the results they received from such an approach--you reap what you sow--with the most perfect example being Jesus. In the same way, we should pray and meditate on how to grow in Eternal Life and observe the "way" we respond to life situations while being mindful of how we believe Jesus would have responded to the same life situation. We must be diligent in seeking the highest and best way of responding to life situations as they occur.The importance of maintaining this heart and mind focus cannot be overly emphasized.
May GOD search our hearts and reveal any darkness that lies within. Then let the desire in our heart to only do HIS Will result in our seeking and finding the way to allow GOD to fill that darkness with light. When we leave this life, may the only thing we lose be small and unimportant to us. GOD Bless!
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