🔐 Living What Cannot Be Lost

Just like a full refrigerator provides nourishment now—not later—eternal life in Christ is already ours.

📚 Devotional Credit: Day by Day by Grace by Bob Hoekstra
📸 Photo Credit: Unsplash

Eternal life isn’t just a promise for some distant tomorrow—it is a present-tense reality in everyone who belongs to Christ. The richness of this gift stretches beyond the concept of living forever. Eternal life is both durational and relational—it never ends, and it is found only in the Son of God.

This life is not earned or achieved; it is given freely to all who trust in Jesus. And this life is not a vague spiritual idea—it is Christ Himself dwelling in us. As John says, “He who has the Son has life.” If we are in Christ, we already possess eternal life because He is our life. It’s not something we’re waiting for—it’s something we’re walking in.

And what does it mean to grow in this life? It means growing in our relationship with the One who is Life. Knowing Him more, yielding more deeply, and living more fully in His grace. Eternal life, then, isn’t just something you can measure in years—it’s something you can abide in, trust in, and draw from right now.

God doesn’t merely promise to take us to heaven. He has already brought the life of heaven to us—in the Person of His Son. We are not merely on our way to eternity. In Christ, eternity has already begun in us.

📓 Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture

I have given you life that never fades, never weakens, and never ends—because I have given you My Son. This life is not a possession apart from Him; it is Him. And He lives in you. You are not waiting for eternal life. You are walking in it now, because the One who is life walks in you.

Let your assurance rest not in your efforts but in your union. You are united with Christ, and therefore you have the Son. And if you have the Son, you have life—now, forever, abundantly. You don’t need to chase assurance; I have already declared it. Your confidence is not presumption—it is trust in what I have done.

You grow in this life not by striving but by abiding. Let your heart come to rest. Let your soul breathe. You are not lacking; you are complete in Christ. He is your life, your peace, your hope, your beginning and your forever. So keep coming to Him. Not to get life, but because He is your life.

Scripture References: 1 John 2:25; 1 John 5:11–13; John 3:36; John 5:24; John 6:47; John 11:25; John 14:6; John 17:3; Colossians 3:3–4; Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:4; 2 Peter 3:18

🧊 Real-Life Analogy

Having eternal life in Christ is like owning a refrigerator stocked with fresh food. The nourishment is already there—you’re not hoping the groceries will appear one day. You simply open the door and partake. But if you forget it’s there or think you still need to go shopping, you’ll live hungry despite being full.

In the same way, the life of Christ within you is not a future provision; it’s a present reality. You don’t need to work for it or wonder if you have it. Instead of living from spiritual lack, you can yield and say, “Lord, I trust You to live Your eternal life through me in this moment.” Whether you're responding to criticism with gentleness or facing fatigue with grace, He is your life in that very moment.

🙏 Prayer of Confidence

Father, I rejoice that I’m not chasing eternal life—I’m living it now in Christ. You’ve given me the Son, and in Him I have everything I need. I lack nothing. Today, I rest in the certainty that Your life in me will never end and never run dry. Thank You for this permanent, indwelling union with Your Son. I embrace the joy of growing in what I already have.