God Gave Us Life

John 14:6 NLT - Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

As we learned in an early post of this study, God is also truth. He can’t lie, so we need to take this seriously.

Matthew 19:16-17 NLT - Someone came to Jesus with this question: "Teacher, what good things must I do to have eternal life?" 17 "Why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "Only God is good. But to answer your question, you can receive eternal life if you keep the commandments." 

Jesus is pointing the rich young man to the Law so he could see where he has done good or bad. He went away miserable because he realized he could not follow the first two commandments by giving away his belongings to others and fully follow God.

Proverbs 3:1-2 NLT - My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart, 2 for they will give you a long and satisfying life.

We can’t forget the commandments because they help us have a long and satisfying life. God is faithful to those who are faithful in following Him in return. There is no way we can pay Him for any of the things He does, but we can show Him proper appreciation by loving Him.

This psalmist truly understood God in the following verses:

Psalms 36:5-9 NLT

Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.

7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your rivers of delight.

9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

This is why we should put God first in everything like the first commandment tells us to. He already loves us regardless of what we do. We will receive His many blessings, including eternal life, if we put Him first in our lives. Jesus as both God and Man came to give us the way back to God. Will you chose His way and obtain an eternal life?