The Life And Nature Of God
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
(Romans 6:23).
Eternal life is the life and nature of God. It’s
the transcendent life, which we have in Christ
Jesus. He gave His life for us, so we could live and walk
in His righteousness, glory, and grace. But until a man
is born again, he can’t have eternal life, no matter how
much he tries. There’re people who are struggling to
please God; they’re struggling to live right, but don’t
know how to go about it. You can’t live right until
you have first received the life and nature of God into
your spirit.
True Christianity is fellowship with the divine;
having your human life supplanted by the life and
nature of God. Until you have His life in you, you can’t
live it. The Lord Jesus, addressing Nicodemus, a ruler
of the Jews, said, “…Except a man be born of water
and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:5-7).
To be born again is to have the Christ-life imparted to
your spirit, such that you come alive to God; you’re
awakened to the fatherhood of God, and He takes up
His abode in the quarters of your heart.
This isn’t something you struggle to attain; it
happens the instant you’re born again: the life and
nature of God is imparted to your spirit to enable you
live right and produce fruits of righteousness. Your life
becomes the manifestation of God’s goodness, glory,
grace, and love when you have and are conscious of
His life and nature in you.
Prayer
Precious Father, I thank you for your great love for me, which
you demonstrated in sending Jesus Christ to die for me. I
affirm that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life, and His life and
nature have been imparted to my spirit. I’m awakened to the
fatherhood of God, and I express the righteousness of God in my
world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
1 John 5:11-13; 2 Corinthians 5:21
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Galatians 6:1-18
Isaiah 9-10
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 24:13-27
2 Samuel 17-18