And this is eternal life: that people know you,the only true God,and that they know Jesus Christ,the one you sent. -John 17:3.[NCV]
Eternity-The Message
Eternity! Is there any concept more awesome? Our minds simply can't grasp the idea of endless existence.
Arthur Stace of Sydney,Australia,was gripped by the thought that people without Christ are destined for a lost eternity.So he would rise early in the morning and chalk the word eternity on the pavement throughout his city.Eventually he became known as "Mr. Eternity." Many people responded to his humble ministry by putting their faith in Jesus Christ.
When the Bible speaks about enernal life,it refers to our relationship with God,not merely the passing of life.Jesus defined eternal life in John 17:3 as knowing the true God intimately.Yet eternity means an existence that will never cease.The question is: Where will we spend that existence?
Moment by inevitable moment,we are all moving through time toward eternity.Does that fill us with joyful expectancy or with a sense of dread? It all depends on our personal relationship to Jesus Christ.He has provided the only way to the Father,"I am the way,and the truth,and the life.The only way to the Father is through me." -John 14:6 [NCV];
Jesus is the only One who can save people.No one else in the world is able to save us." -Acts 4:12 [NCV].His sacrifice for sin is what makes it possible to 'be with the Lord.' [1 Thessalonians 4:17].
What have you decided about Jesus? Your answer determines where you will spend etrnity