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Eternal Life


What if eternal life isn’t about where you go when you die, but who you know while you live?

"Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent."
 — Jesus (John 17:3)

Eternal life is not just living forever. It’s not merely something we step into after we die. According to Jesus Himself, eternal life is knowing God—truly, intimately, experientially. Not just knowing about Him, but knowing Him as He is: the One True God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.

This idea is echoed beautifully in Jeremiah’s prophecy of the new covenant:

"No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
 — Jeremiah 31:34

The old covenant law served like a mirror—it revealed our sin, our shortcomings, our distance from God. But now, under the new covenant, we don’t just see our sin—we see Christ. When God looks at us, He sees His Son. The debt has been paid, the curse broken, the distance closed.

Eternal life is now, because the invitation to know God is now. Jesus didn’t just come to forgive sin—He came to restore relationship.

Eyes on Jesus

A powerful illustration of this is found in the story of Peter walking on water (Matthew 14:28-31). Peter saw Jesus walking toward him in the storm and said, “Lord, if it’s You, tell me to come.” And Jesus said one word: “Come.” Peter stepped out of the boat and began to walk on water—something completely impossible in the natural.

As long as he kept his eyes on Jesus, he walked above the waves. But when he noticed the wind and fear set in, he began to sink. Yet even then, Jesus didn’t let him fall. He reached out and caught him.

That’s eternal life: stepping into the impossible, into divine relationship, and learning to keep our eyes on the One who is eternal. And even when we slip, He’s faithful. He never takes His eyes off us.

Knowing the Eternal One

To know God is to know the One who is eternally sovereign, eternally gracious, eternally merciful, eternally faithful. He is:

  • Always present

  • Always providing

  • Always healing

  • Always delivering

  • Always loving

He never changes. And He has said:

“I will remember their sins no more.”

This means that even when we fail, we don’t have to run from Him. We can run to Him—because He’s our Father, not a distant judge. Like a good parent, He doesn’t abandon us when we struggle. His love is not performance-based; it’s covenant-based. It's eternal.

The Invitation

When Jesus said, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,” He wasn’t just saying “stop sinning.” He was inviting us to change the way we think—to align our minds with the reality of God’s Kingdom, which is already here.

The Greek word for "repent" is metanoeō (μετανοεω):

  • meta = change

  • noeō = to think, perceive, or understand

So repentance means to change your mind, your perspective, your entire way of seeing the world, God, and yourself.

Repentance isn’t a punishment—it’s an invitation into eternal life.

Eternal life is about learning to live with our eyes fixed on Jesus. It’s about growing into the embrace of the Father. It’s about shedding the mindset of shame and fear, and walking in the confidence of sons and daughters who are already loved, already accepted, and already free.

If we can keep our eyes on Him, we will see His salvation—not just at the end of life, but in every moment of it.

Reflect On This:

  • When you picture God, what comes to mind?

  • Have you ever felt Him inviting you to “come” like Peter?

  • What would it look like to keep your eyes on Jesus today?

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