Gospel Reflections #680: A life truly lived

John 3:2 "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one can do the signs that you do except God be with him."

How much do we know that Jesus is the One who came from God?

How much do we know, or try to know, who Jesus is?

Jesus meets all our needs, and even Satan's temptations do not fall on us without his care.

He is in control and responsible for everything that happens to us.

His rule does not mean that he controls us as he pleases, but that he respects our free will as much as he pleases and tries to make us realise through everything that God is indispensable to us, so that we feel as if we are moving forward on our own. Jesus' rule is so humble that we feel as if we are moving forward.

Jesus is always by our side.

He sees everything in us, reminding us of what we need to leave behind and reminding our hearts of what we need to seek.

Without Jesus, none of us would live as we do now.

Even if we are in a situation of hardship now, realising that Jesus is there transforms our hardships into 'hardships that see the light'.

Our real life is a life with Jesus, and the life of this world is like a rehearsal, when we learn by experience what we need and what we don't need for our real life.

It is in the rehearsal life that God teaches us what we need.

Therefore, we should live the life now as if it were a real life in heaven, receiving God's gifts and enjoying His love, mercy, healing, encouragement, etc.!

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.