Eternal Life Is A Free Gift

 John 17 is the holy of holies in Scripture, it contains the greatest prayer ever prayed on earth, by the greatest man who ever lived. It causes us to take off the shoes from off our feet, for the place whereon we stand is holy. Within this sacred text we discover, from the prayerful lips of the Lord Jesus Himself, exactly what eternal life is.
Eternal life is not heaven (our ultimate destination) or the life hereafter, as so many people think. It is not some fuzzy feeling or something to look forward to in the dim and distant future. It is not something for which to strive throughout our earthly life.
 Eternal Life Is A Free Gift of grace that all believers in Him have as their present possession - NOW. It is something they received the moment that they trusted the Lord Jesus as Savior, were born into the family of God.
 This is eternal life; that we know the triune God and that we know the Lord Jesus Christ Whom God sent to be the Savior of mankind. Eternal life is knowing God personally. It is not just knowledge about God, but an intimate and eternal fellowship with Him that begins by grace through faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the new life in Christ that was given to us when we trusted Him as our Savior. Thank You for the eternal life that is already ours through Christ. May we know You more and more, and may we grow in grace and in a knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.