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Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

John 17:3

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What eternal life is

Jesus begins his long prayer with: Father, the hour is come. Then he gives a definition. Eternal life isn't first of all a place or a time. It is knowing.

In the Bible, knowing means more than having information. It is knowing someone personally, in a relationship. The way you know a friend. So eternal life begins now, in the relationship with God.

Question for today

How well do I know God, not as information, but as a person?

Prayer

Father, I want to know you. Not only things about you, but you yourself. And Jesus, whom you have sent. Amen.

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