I have always seen eternal life to be a phase after life on earth ends; when my physical body dies, my spiritual body, the soul, gets to spend eternity with God. And isn't that what we tell prebelievers too? That when we receive Jesus into our lives, we have eternal life.That is true, but what if eternal life is more than just life after death?
Henri, my latest human/non human idol says it very aptly: "eternal life is life in and with God, and God is where I am here and now. It is the divine indwelling that is eternal life. It is the active presence of God at the centre of my living- the movement of God's Spirit within us- that gives us the eternal life."
Therefore, I think, eternal life in heaven, is a continuation of our present life with God after our time on earth ends. That when they say there is eternal life after death, they mean death as not a physical death but the death of self to the lordship of God.
Henri's life reminds me, that indeed, fruitfulness of one's life is much more visible only after one's life on earth ends, which leads me to this very important reflection: What kind of legacy am I leaving behind?
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1 comment:
Eternal life truly starts from the moment God takes hold of our hearts, makes our souls come alive and we discover a brand new connection with God that cuts through the layers. It starts the moment our souls come alive with God.....and it continues seamlessly into eternity after our physical bodies die. So we are already experiencing eternal life now!
Thanks for the great reminder....and challenge...what kind of spiritual legacies are we leaving indeed?
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