Knowing You Have Life in the Son
October 26, 2025 · 2:00:36 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
The service centered on a simple yet central truth from 1 John 5:11-13: God has given us eternal life, and that life is in His Son. The pastor pressed one question - do you know, today, that you are saved? Assurance matters now, because it settles where we will spend eternity, it fills the heart with God's peace and joy, and it changes how we live. Salvation is a gift we could never earn; like a drowning person pulled from the water, we are saved only because Christ reached out His hand.
Eternal life is not only a future reward after death. Whoever has the Son has life already, here and now. To have the Son is not merely to know about Jesus but to live in living union with Him, like a branch joined to the vine. It is the witness of the Spirit in our own hearts, not someone else's reassurance, that makes us certain we belong to God.
A visiting preacher carried the theme further: Jesus cannot be Savior unless He is truly Lord, so genuine repentance means surrendering our own will, plans, and resources to Him. He spoke soberly about healing - God heals and loves to heal, but not automatically and not by mere slogans; our bodies still groan under the curse, and real faith comes from hearing the Spirit and walking the path God has chosen. He urged the church to seek first God's kingdom and to want the Spirit's power in order to serve, not merely to feel blessed.
Key Points
- Assurance of salvation is for today, not just a hope you confirm at the end of life.
- Eternal life is a free gift in Christ, never something we earn or deserve.
- Whoever has the Son already has life - it begins now, not only after death.
- Having Christ means a living relationship with Him, like a branch in the vine, not just knowing about Him.
- The Holy Spirit Himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God's children.
- Jesus is not your Savior if He is not your Lord; repentance is surrendering your will and plans.
- God heals, but healing is never automatic - it walks together with a changed life and obedience.
Devotional
Pause and ask yourself the question the apostle John pressed: do I know, right now, that I have eternal life in the Son? This is not arrogance but the quiet confidence the Spirit gives to every heart that truly trusts Jesus. Salvation was never earned; it was a hand reaching down to pull you from the water. Today let Christ be more than a name you admire - let Him be the living vine you abide in, and the Lord whose will you gladly choose over your own.
“He wrote so that you would know - not hope, not wonder, but know that you have eternal life.”
“Eternal life is not only a reward after death; whoever has the Son has life already today.”
“Jesus cannot be your Savior if He is not your Lord.”
