Eternal Life

What is eternal life?

I thought it is what we got when this life ended and we went to heaven.

I remember how different life became for me when I saw John 17:3 for the first time. I had read it many, many times, but what it says had never registered until a few years ago.

"Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."

If you are like me and didn't catch one of the most important lessons God's Word offers, read that verse again.

Did you see it this time?

Jesus tells us what eternal life is:
"Now this is eternal life,
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Does that make a difference in how you view life?
It does for me.
There is freedom in knowing that because I know God, through Jesus, I am living eternal life. Death no longer has a hold on me.