“God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (1 John 5:11).

Jesus is life present and life eternal. To have Him is to have Him forever. God has given us a gift: life in His Son. The words, “God has given us,” signify that we did not earn this, merit, or deserve it. Man needs Jesus, the gift of life, because man does not possess life of His own. God, is the gift of God given to man. God is so kind that He has chosen to give Himself to us. The fact that God has, in His Son, given us life, is to realize that apart from Him we were, and are lifeless. To need life is to be dead. However, we don’t merely need eternal life as an escape from hell. We need eternal life, the life of Jesus, to live this life now. To know Jesus presently is to know Jesus eternally. You need not fear if you will have entry to heaven, when you know the person who is the Way-Jesus. As John writes, “this life is in his Son.” If you need life and desire to live forever, then you need Jesus. You don’t need to work harder, and fear more. You need to know, by experience and genuineness of relationship, the Son of God. Join yourself in Jesus, and you will have a present experience of God’s supply of life. The life that never fades and will welcome you into heaven on judgment day.