You are a Believer!

Good morning church family! A message from Wisdom for Living:

You are a Believer, and the Bible declares in I John 5:1-13 that as believers, these 3 things are true:

Believers are Born of God, Believers overcome and Believers have eternal life.

Born of God:
- because we believe in Jesus, we are now born of God. That means we are now God's child and we earn this status by believing in Jesus. You see, God welcomes us into His family because of our believe in His son that He has testified about. This status was not earned because we did some work, but only because we believe in the only Son of God (Jesus).

Overcomer: I John 5:4-5
What a phrase! The Bible declares that whatever is born of God overcomes the world, and also in verse 5 it says whoever believes in Jesus overcomes the world. What confidence and encouragement to remind ourselves that we are over-comers in this life! Life might not be fair or equal based on our judgment or comparison to others. But with God, your life can be transformed into what God wants to prove to the world - that God loves everyone, that as people connect to Him, He can take the weak, outsider, those burdened and those whom the world might discard, and transform them into a blessed life ordained by God. John 10:10 states that Jesus came that we might enjoy life, and have life to the fullest that abundantly overflows with His blessings (amplified). Enjoy your life! Seasons will change - don't get stuck viewing your life from your past, nor allow yourself to just look to the future. Enjoy where you are, knowing that even if it is a difficult season at the moment, you are STILL an Overcomer.

Have Eternal life:
The easiest piece to know is that because you love Jesus, you have eternal life. That's right - life that never ends. When you leave this earth you are translated from here to heaven and we never die. 1 John 5:13, "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God."

God wants us confident about the life He has given to us, and wants us to continue to believe in Jesus' completed work for our lives. As you walk through life this week, remember: you are born of God, you are an Overcomer, and that you have eternal life.

You are highly blessed, highly favored and deeply loved,

Pastor Art