By He Reads Truth
Scripture Reading: John 3:14-17, John 11:17-27, John 17:3, Psalm 16:11, 1 Corinthians 15:50-58, Romans 6:23, 1 John 2:24-25, 1 Peter 1:3-9
After you finish reading today’s Scriptures, come back and read the essay here to dig deeper into the ways we see this specific promise at work in our day’s reading. Then join your fellow Bible readers in the comments to reflect on and discuss what you’re learning!
The promise of eternal life hinges on Jesus being the resurrection and life (Jn 11:25). If He had not been more powerful than death, we would have no hope. But it can be hard to imagine a world where believers are raised in glory and power and where their natural, earthly bodies have been transformed (1Co 15:40, 42–44). The promise of a glorious resurrection stands in contrast to just about everything that we experience on a day-to-day basis here on earth.
Living with this promise in view is an example of what it looks like to experience the already-and-not-yet nature of God’s kingdom. Amidst the death and decay of our present world, believers get to experience the glory of having the Spirit of God reside within us (Eph 1:14), reminding us of the perfect communion we’ll get to experience with God forever in the new heaven and new earth. Even though the fullness of eternal life may seem like a far-off reality, because of Christ, it is our guarantee.
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