"There is a man who works in the same shop with me, and he says the same thing you say. He says he has eternal life; and, mind you, he not only says so, but everything he does bears him out. He has no fear of death at all, and if he has any sorrow or trouble, this having 'eternal life' gives him such quiet and peace that I cannot help feeling that he has something that I lack.
"Do you see? And no matter how we razz him about it in the shop, we can't rile him. He is happy in claiming he has eternal life. He tells us he found eternal life by reading what God says about it in the Bible."
Yes, it is all there in the Word of God. "These are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name." John 20:3131But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (John 20:31). "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:1010The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10).
Do you have desires and longings that cannot be satisfied here on earth? "For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness." Psalm 107:99For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. (Psalm 107:9).
Are you burdened under a heavy load, with no relief in sight? Take it all to Him. "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28, 29, 3028Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28‑30).
But what about our sins? Are we worthy to stand in His presence, or to have His help? "The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin." 1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7). He came into this world in order to put them away, and to reveal His heart of love to us all. Turn then to Him immediately!