St. John puts it very directly and bluntly. Jesus is Life (Jn 11:25; 14:6). If you want life, you need Jesus. "Whoever believes in the Son has life eternal" (Jn 3:36).
John even tells us why he writes to us: that we may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief we might have life in Jesus' name (see Jn 20:31). John tells us: "I have written this to you to make you realize that you possess eternal life – you who believe in the name of the Son of God" (1 Jn 5:13).
Do you possess Jesus? More importantly, does Jesus possess you? Have you given your life to Jesus? He died that you may have life, and life to the full (Jn 10:10). Live for Jesus now, and live with Him forever. Say with St. Paul: "I have been crucified with Christ, and the life I live now is not my own; Christ is living in me. I still live my human life, but it is a life of faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Gal 2:19-20).
| PRAYER: | Father, possess me and re-possess me. I am all Yours. "Keep me faithful to Your teaching and never let me be parted from You." |
| PROMISE: | "Who, then, is conqueror of the world? The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." –1 Jn 5:5 |
| PRAISE: | St. André lived a humble life of faith in God and devotion to St. Joseph as a door-keeper at Notre Dame College in Montreal. Many people credit their healings to his prayers. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College