"விதைகளின் உள்ளே" 🌳
“Inside the Seeds” 🌳
Scripture Meditation No. 1746
AATHAVAN — 18.11.2025, Tuesday
“This is eternal life, that
they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
(John 17:3, NASB)
The life we live in this
world is only for a short while. But the life we will experience after this
will either be everlasting heavenly joy or eternal hellfire. Christ Jesus came
into the world to give us eternal life — that endless heavenly life. The way to
receive this eternal life is stated by Jesus Christ in today’s meditation
verse. If we desire to inherit eternal life, we must live as those who know God
the Father and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.
Today, some Christians
observe people of other religions offering garlands, incense, and similar items
before their gods, and they begin doing the same to images or statues of
Christ, thinking this is an expression of love. But if we truly love Christ, we
will detach ourselves from such practices; they will appear as meaningless
rituals. Jesus Christ said, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and
My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with
him.” (John 14:23, NASB)
Thus, love for Christ is not
expressed through outward religious performances, but by keeping His
commandments. That is why John, the beloved disciple of Christ, wrote, “For
this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments
are not burdensome.” (1 John 5:3, NASB)
Yes, beloved, obedience to
His commandments is what it means to love Him.
Even in today’s world,
certain things that happen in families help us understand this clearly. Some
children, no matter how well-settled they are, do not properly care for their
aging parents. They provide no food, no financial help, no support. Their parents
live as neglected elderly persons. But when these parents die, the same
children rush in, conduct grand funeral rites, and host elaborate memorial
meals.
They do not do these things
out of love for their parents, but only to showcase their wealth and social
status to others. How can a child claim to love their parents if they refused
to care for them while they were alive, yet perform unnecessary rituals after
their death?
Many Christians behave the
same way in their spiritual life. While their souls remain lifeless, they offer
huge donations to churches. Like children who neglect their parents when alive
but run to perform rituals after death, these people give to the church only to
display their wealth, gaining recognition and prominent positions among others.
But Jesus Christ said, “The
one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and the one
who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal
Myself to him.” (John 14:21, NASB)
Yes — for Christ to reveal
Himself to us, outward devotional acts are not the requirement; rather, we must
keep His commandments. We must confess our sins to Him and receive salvation.
Only then, with the help of the Holy Spirit, will we be able to obey His
commandments correctly. Then we will come to truly know the Father and the Son
and receive the eternal life He gives.

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