Eternal Life

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God." - John 3:16-18

These verses pretty much speak for themselves, so I'll keep my reflections short...

Jesus is laying it all out on the table now - if you wish to be saved, you must believe in Him. Not just that he existed, not just that he, at one time, preached to others. But believe in him - believe in who he is, what he says, why he's here, and why he died. And this belief is directly tied to the Eternal Life - so much so that Jesus mentions it twice in as many verses - John 3:15 and John 3:16. It's that important.

These verses form the foundations of Christianity. And as such, we should cherish and treasure them. Spend some extra time with these three - let them sink into your heart. Because we all falter in our beliefs from time to time. But keeping these deep within, we'll make it through any storm.