The Word of Life
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Would you limit all your experiences, relationships, and love to just one word?
Neither should we limit this life to the definition of faith. What we do in obedience of faith is as varied as there are believers. We may be equal in the eyes of God but in calling, gifts, talents and experiences we are all different.
Galatians 3:26-28 English Standard Version
26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
All different and yet the same in the eyes of God. God has proclaimed us equal in every way and yet we struggle with seeing things as God sees them. Jesus told us to love one another as He has loved us, as equals, and we struggle with that.
This life of faith is a struggle between knowing what is right and true and acting on it. This struggle will continue until we are called out of this world and perfected in the eternal realm.
This life of faith is an experiment that is run over and over again in many different ways with the same predictable results. That is because the outcome is not based on performance it is based on God’s promise.
No matter what we do in this life of faith we cannot escape where we are in Christ. We are captivated by His love. Who would want to leave?
John 6:66-69 English Standard Version
66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Do you know Him that way?