You Don’t Have Two Lives! – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional June 14th

(There’s Only Eternal Life In Your Spirit)

TO THE BIBLE: John 3:16 NIV
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

LET’S TALK
The opening verse is a beautiful statement from Jesus. It says whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life; that’s you.

It also brings to mind the words of Scripture in Colossians 1:26-27 NIV: “The mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints.

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Christ in you means eternal life within! This subject in scripture calls for deep meditation. First, let’s consider the definition of eternal life. What exactly is it?

Eternal life refers to the life and nature of God—that is, the God-life. Just as there is plant life and animal life, animal life can further be categorised into human life and various other forms of biological life.

However, there’s a distinct kind of life—the God-life. God is the author of life, and everything we consider “life” emanates from Him. He is life-personified.

Thus, His very life, His nature, was birthed within us when we were born again. Does this mean we possess two lives?” No!

When you were born again, a new life was introduced into your spirit, and the human life with which you were born of your earthly parents was replaced by the life and nature of God.

The Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

This simply implies that we’re divine beings and divine creatures, and our divine nature makes us masters over circumstances, with dominion over Satan and the world’s deplorable systems.

No wonder the Apostle Peter calls us associates of a heavenly pantheon—comrades of the God-kind (2 Peter 1:4). Hallelujah!

Go Deeper
Galatians 2:20; 1 John 5:11-13 NIV; 1 John 4:17

Speak:
My divine nature has made me a master over circumstances, with dominion over the world’s deplorable systems. My old life has been completely replaced by the divine life, which is superior to sickness, disease, defeat and all depravities that affect the natural man. The nature of righteousness causes me to walk in God’s perfect will today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 4:32-5:1-11, 2 Chronicles 20-22
TWO YEAR
Luke 1:39-56, Deuteronomy 12

Act:
Take out time to meditate on the wonderful words of the Master in the opening verse of scripture.