John 5:24 got me today:
I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
We usually feel like we have to wait for the other side of the grave to “cross over from death to life.”
But I believe Jesus was talking about something much more immediate.
As in now.
What if, because of the words of Jesus, our marriages crossed over from death to life?
What if, because of the words of Jesus, our levels of anxiety crossed over from death to life?
What if, because of the words of Jesus, our expectations of the future crossed over from death to life?
What if, because of the words of Jesus, our levels of selfishness crossed over from death to life?
And what if, because of the words of Jesus, our churches crossed over from death to life?
Jesus is the ultimate Life Giver. Not just then, after we die. But now, while we’re alive.
I want to live today as one who crosses over. Will you?