1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
The simple and repeated promise is: God has given to us eternal life. The promise of Eternal Life is so fundamental that it can become trite, passe, over-used, and taken for granted. But it should not be, for it is awesome and powerful. God shares His very own life with us. It is God’s life, which is eternal, never-ending, going on forever without death. Technically, our life does not become fully ”eternal,” for eternal means without beginning as well as without end. But we had a beginning.
This life God gave us also shares and reflects many attributes of God, like love mercy, grace, kindness, and such. We are still creatures, limited in space and time, however, and cannot share in the attributes like all-powerful, all-knowing, and present everywhere. But it blows the mind to be aware that we live out God’s holiness and love, justice and mercy in our regular lives. We love because He loved us. We forgive as we are forgiven. Etc.
This life is in us. This life is in the Son, and the Son is in us. ”He who has the Son has life.” We have the Son, Life, by faith in the Gospel of Christ. Faith has live. Faith sees life. Faith identifies with Life. Faith enjoys Life. Faith lives Life now and forever. Remember and be reminded of what you have been promised.