The Path to Eternal Life

 Jeremiah 5-6; John 12 

“’I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me;…’”

John 12:24-26

How can we experience eternal life?

Many would like to love both the good things this world offers and eternal life at the same time, or at least in sequential order; store up wealth for a good retirement, then prepare for the life beyond. Jesus invites us to another thought. 

Today, will we pattern our lives to his life and his walk of discipleship, and to the will of the Father?

That alone is the path toward life eternal. It is narrow and not many find it. We embark on that path by dying, like a seed that falls into the ground. At this point of death, we lose control over our life. The resurrection-life of Christ now fills us and we become fruitful beyond our imagination. Eternal life is everything we live on the other side of this death-to-self and resurrection. Many don’t understand this is what baptism symbolizes.

Are we experiencing this abundant, eternal life?

“Lord Jesus, your life, death, and resurrection are my path, for your glory.”