Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 20:5-25; John 17:1-26 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. We know what the Christian's hope and destiny is—eternal life! But what is eternal life? Naturally, we think that eternal life is life without end; it is living forever. Some people think that eternal life means the body must die and then the soul can live forever in heaven. Others know about the resurrection of all flesh. They think that eternal life means that Jesus will resurrect the body and that our bodies will live forever. Still, that definition is not quite satisfactory. Jesus tells us that eternal life is not merely living forever, but is the full knowledge of God and Jesus. In other words, we truly live only if we have a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The psalmist says that his hope is to dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6 and 27:4). Yes, that means living forever, but it