| 1 John 5:9-12 "We accept human testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." In our everyday life, we always believe human testimony, such as the "before and after" in those TV commercials for weight-loosing program or hair-loss treatment, or someone's testimony on other people's guilt or innocence on the witness stand in court, or expert's opinions on some scientific topics. But why is it so difficult for us to accept God's testimony?
Many times we are actually fooled by the enemies when we regard belief as something non-scientific or unreasonable. In fact our belief can not only stand test, but also stand firm in front of all kinds of criticism. John said that since we can accept human testimony, shouldn't we accept God's testimony even more? God testifies to us that whoever believes in the Son of God shall have eternal life. This belief is very important. Hebrews 11:6 says: "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Why is it so important to have faith? In fact, the Lord himself also said in John 3:18: "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." Why it is so important to have faith is that the faith stands for acceptance. If you believe someone, it means you will accept him.
God is willing to give you the gift of salvation. If you refuse today, you will not be able to benefit from the salvation. Many people don't realize this. When they reject God, they also turn down the gift of salvation God gives to them. But whenever you believe in God, it is like you just open the door to your life. God will bring the abundance into your life. Dear friend, do you have God's life inside you? If not, just pray to Him and welcome Jesus into your life. The Lord will then put the eternal life into you. A believer will need to come before God every day to receive new grace from Him.
Pray with Pastor Tong Liu  Lord, we thank you, for you are the God that gives us the eternal life. When we give our life to Jesus, we will not only have the eternal life, but also get strengthened every day. We specifically pray for those friends who haven't given their life to you. When they cry out for you, please put the eternal life into them. We thank you and we pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!
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