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They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

Psalm 36:8

Just like I recently wrote about in my post about the Two Mountains, there are two other choices awaiting the people of God and the people of the devil. To choose God’s mountain is to choose God’s river. To choose satan’s mountain is to choose satan’s river. We will be examining the two rivers, but let us start with the righteous choice, God’s river of life and truth.

God’s river is a river of pleasure. It feels good to do what is right in God’s eyes. Satan’s river is also a river of pleasure, but that pleasure is found in doing what is evil and sensual. We must forsake satan’s river of lies and be well watered with the river of life which flows from the throne of God. His Word is that river. His Word flows by the power of the Holy Spirit. God’s river is a holy river of love and life. It deeply satisfies like no counterfeit river can. When we receive the in grafted Word of God, it bears fruit in our lives. Fruit full of water, the truth of God’s Word. We shall be abundantly satisfied from this river of life.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Psalm 46:4

The river of God makes us glad, makes us happy and joyful! It is a holy river fit for a holy city called New Jerusalem. The people of God, both OT and NT combined are this city called New Jerusalem. Notice that the river is broken down into smaller streams, each containing the life giving power of the main river. When we share the Truth with people, we are sharing a stream of the Word of God, which when combined with the witnesses of other saints, together joins again into a mighty river of God, the complete and total witness of God’s Word.

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

Psalm 65:9

The river of God is full of water! It is a mighty, powerful, wide and deep river filled with all kinds of life and truth. It refreshes the soul just to think about the treasures that are in this river. The river has enough water to supply all kinds of fruits from all kinds of righteous trees. The river is the source of all life. No matter how much is taken from it, it still is full of water. Just like the miracles of Jesus multiplying the bread and the fish, there is always more left over. We cannot exhaust the goodness of God. It keeps flowing and flowing and flowing from the heart of God, through His people, the church, the body of Christ. Let the goodness of God flow through you and you will see that it will multiply without taking anything permanent from you.

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.

Isaiah 66:12

Here God is speaking of New Jerusalem, the holy city of God, the people of the most high God. He will extend peace and glory. Because the river of God is a river of righteousness, it necessarily produces peace in our lives when we partake of His righteousness and live righteously ourselves. This is glorious, when we walk in God’s ways. This is for both the natural Jew and natural Gentile, so that they may become the true spiritual Jews with circumcised hearts. The Holy Spirit is that Spirit of glory that flows like a river or a stream. Let the glory of God be upon you by His Spirit as He flows in love and mercy to mankind.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Psalm 1:1-3

Because the righteous man or woman of God meditates in the Word of God day and night, he or she is like a mighty, strong tree planted by the rivers of water. The Word of God are those rivers of living water that Jesus spoke of. Without the water, there can be no fruit. We are the trees of God, designed to bear good fruit of holiness and righteousness. We are meant to absorb the Word of God, the water of God. As the tree is strengthened, it matures naturally and becomes of fruit bearing age. The fruit on the tree is not for us. It is for the nations to partake of. Let your light shine so that people may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Let them pluck your ripe fruit and enjoy the pleasures of the kingdom of God. We were made for the service of God and mankind, just like a tree. We will not dry up, for we are fed continually by the Word of God. Let us keep our ears to the Bible, so that we may have food to feed those who come to us.

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

Psalm 78:16

The river of God flows out of the Rock of Jesus Christ. He is the stone set at naught by the builders. It may seem impossible that life would flow out of a rock, but this is no ordinary Rock. Christ is the living God, the son of man, sent to minister to the needs of mankind and of God. He is the ever giving, ever living Rock and it is His life that flows like a river. The strength of the Rock produces the mighty strength of the river of God. Remember that all good things flow through Jesus Christ. He is the beloved Son in whom God the Father is well pleased.

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Proverbs 5:16

The River of God is meant to be shared freely with others. Share it at work, share it at home, share it in the streets, share it in the dark, dangerous places. It is a River but also a Light, shining forth the glory of God and flowing with the glory of God. Selfishness has no part in the River of God. God is not willing that any should perish without the life giving power of His mighty River, His mighty Word, His Son Jesus Christ.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

Isaiah 43:19-20

Even in dry, barren places where there is no life, there is still hope! Because there is a mighty River, flowing with life and hope to all nations. All nations were made to drink of this ONE river, in unity of the Holy Spirit. We were made to be ONE body of Christ, ONE body of believers. Notice that you have to be a child of God to drink from this River. As soon as a sinner forsakes the nasty, polluted waters of satan and turns His heart to Christ, He takes His first drink of the living water that flows in the river of God.

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

John 7:37-39

Those that come to Jesus and are Born Again are automatically made ready to be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is He who gives life satisfying Words of eternal life. The Spirit is He who glorifies Jesus Christ. The Spirit is He who transforms a life from darkness to light in the power and authority of Jesus Christ. We really need Jesus and we need to obey Christ’s command to be filled with His Holy Spirit, so that we may flow love and mercy and truth to the nations.

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:1-2

The river of God flows from His throne, from the mouth of God and of Christ. It is an effortless flowing. God is giving Himself away to His children with all of His heart. It is a pure river of life. There are no lies of the enemy in this river. There is no death or decay in this river. Jesus is the tree of life that is on both sides of the river, in easy access to any sinner that wants to be set free from the curse of sin. We are the twelve fruits. God (3) is multiplying Himself in the world (4). 3×4 is twelve. God multiplies His goodness through His Spirit filled people. The leaves on the tree are for the healing of the nations. This is not some future end times period. This is available right now to all people, everywhere. God just needs us to be faithful witnesses and take the streams of this river with us everywhere we go. Bringing with us Truth and life and power and goodness and healing and deep satisfaction to all that partake of it.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

Ezekiel 47:12

We see another picture of this mighty River in Ezekiel. The trees reproduce food for the nations, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The fruit is eaten but it is not consumed, for it is an ever fruitful tree! That is our life in Christ! We can give away the fruit of our lives, the fruit of the Spirit, and not be consumed, for new fruit is already on its way! Again, the leaves are for healing medicine. The Word of God is our spiritual medicine to the healing of all things, physical and spiritual.

The river of God is full of all good things. It is pure and undefiled. One must forsake his or her life of sin and be reborn as a new creature in Christ before he or she can drink of the waters of life in this river. The river of God is full of fish! Those ex-sinners that have been caught with the hook of Truth and are now God’s fish, swimming freely in the wonderful waters of His Word. There is a counterfeit river, however, which we shall now look at.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:15-17

There is an unholy river of lies flowing out of the mouth of the serpent, satan. He is trying to have the woman of the New Testament church be carried away with His flood or river of lies. It is a defiled river, having all manner of fornication and lusts and adulteries and perverseness. Every wicked thing is found in his river. It is a river of death. Warning! Do not drink from His polluted waters. They promise life but spiritually they are death and decay. Only fools and the gullible people drink from his spurious fountain of putrid, foul lies. The earth, the world is the one feeding on his lies. The true bride, the pure and holy woman of God is no longer drinking from these polluted streams of so called water. God calls us to come out from among the world, be separate and He will receive us and give us living water to drink. In the natural, who would drink the putrid, black, disgusting water? Nobody! It is rejected for the filth it is! So likewise, spiritually reject Satan and his river of lies and death. The end of his river is the lake of fire. The end of the river of God is eternal life in the new heaven and new earth.

So there you have it. Two rivers. One of life and one of death. Choose you this day who you will serve, God or the devil. Once you choose God and His ways, never ever stop walking in His holy path of righteousness. The devil will not give up and will keep trying to deceive you with his lies. Hold fast to the things Christ teaches and do not be moved. Drink freely of the waters of LIFE and you shall never thirst again. Amen.

Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Deuteronomy 13:4

When we fear God, we walk after His leading and guidance. It’s up to us to humble ourselves and seek the face of God. God will not make us fear Him. The starting point is to keep God’s written Word, the Bible. That’s where Jesus started as well, by quoting the Bible and saying “it is written”. We also need to obey the voice of God’s Holy Spirit. Jesus sent back the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. We must be filled with the Spirit before we can really hear and obey God’s still small voice.

When we fear God, we serve Him. It is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. We follow the steps of Christ and obey the Father’s commandments. His commandments are not burdensome. We were created to serve God, love Him, and keep His commandments, for our good always. While serving God, He also makes us servants of our fellow mankind, too. Just like Christ laid down His life for the Father and for the world, so do we.

When we fear God, we cleave to Him. To cleave means to stick like glue. We are inseparable from God and His ways. God also uses the word cleave to describe the husband wife relationship. Just as a man sticks like glue to his wife, so should we have a hunger and thirst for the living God. Obedience to God’s commands are no longer optional. Doing the will of the Father is our very life and His commandments bring illumination to our hearts and minds.

And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

Deuteronomy 17:19

God commanded that the king of Israel be well acquainted with His law or His Word. God required of him a constant study of His Word, so that he may learn to fear God. Fearing God is taught to us by the Word of God. We must humble ourselves before the Lord and LISTEN to what He has to say. When one fears God, he or she keeps ALL the Word. It’s not negotiable. God expects us to DO His commandments. Unless our actions line up with the Word of God, we cannot truly say that we fear God. It’s a learning process, so God is long-suffering with us and will wait patiently for us to learn the lesson that He must be feared in all things. As you obey God in the little things, He will make you ruler over much.

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

Joshua 4:24

When we fear God, it will cause the world to rethink their lack of a relationship with God. Doing the will of God from the heart is the only way to please God. He expects us to influence the world by our words and actions. We must guard our hearts from being influenced by the world. They are surely trying to get us to go their way, which is the way of death. The fear of God is the path of life and so it’s for our neighbor’s good that we do the will of God always.

God intends an eternal relationship with us, His people. So it stands to reason that we must fear God forever and ever. The word fear in the Hebrew means to reverence. It means that we don’t walk around in terror that the Lord will strike us dead at any moment. Our relationship is founded on love and mercy and so we can expect a patient and loving Father to look after us and take care of us, slowly teaching us how to fear Him.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 36:1

When people are constantly transgressing the Word of God and living how they want to live, with no rule or restraint on their lives, it shows that they have no fear of God. It is our actions that reveal the state of our heart, whether it be good or evil. Jesus said you will know them by their fruit or actions. Even a child can understand that someone is good or evil depending on what they do or don’t do.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:1-5

These verses show that the Fear of the Lord requires our WHOLE HEART. We must diligently search out God’s commandments in all of His Word. We can’t choose and pick what we are going to obey. Man shall live by EVERY Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. God expects us embrace the fear of the Lord with all our heart and all our mind. Our walks show the diligence or lack of diligence we’ve had in seeking out the commandments of the Lord. We are an open book, known and read of all men. What is your life teaching others? Does it teach the Fear of the Lord?

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The entire responsibility of mankind is to fear God. When we fear God, we keep His commandments. Hear and do, hear and obey. This is the path of righteousness that Christ has laid out for us. Remember that the spirit of the devil is at work in the children of disobedience. It is the Spirit of God that is at work in the children of God, the children of obedience. God is helping us to obey His Word, praise God!

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Corinthians 7:1

The fear of the Lord teaches us to discipline ourselves to obey the Word of God. God doesn’t suddenly take away our freewill. He gently leads us in the path of righteousness for His name sake. The fear of God gradually perfects holiness in our lives. It teaches us to be clean in our bodies and in our spirits. The fear of God touches every area of our lives. God gradually instructs us in all areas, but He does it decently and in order. Be sure that God will not stop perfecting holiness in you, as long as you are submitted to Him in the fear of the Lord.

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Hebrews 12:28

Because God’s kingdom is unshakable and unmovable, it is a solid foundation for our lives. God’s grace teaches us to fear Him. It is the divine influence on our heart, which manifests obedience outwardly to God and the world. There is no true grace without obedience. There is no true grace without fear of the Lord.

Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Revelation 14:7

When we fear God, we bring Him much glory. It shows that we reverence the maker of heaven and earth. It shows that we trust His dominion and His power and His goodness in our lives. Because God made everything in the world that is good, it is reason enough for us to submit ourselves to Him in godly fear. Another reason to fear God is that He is the judge of all works. If we fear God, He will find us faithful servants and will reward us with eternal life, which is knowing Him and His Son Jesus.

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

Joshua 24:14

When we fear the Lord, we serve Him sincerely, with all of our hearts, souls, mind and strength. We can’t fool God. He knows if we are obeying from the heart or whether we are just going through religious motions. The Fear of the Lord also requires the Truth. God’s Word is Truth. Truth is an accurate description of reality. It’s how things really are. We can trust God’s Word to be the Truth. We can then sanctify ourselves before the Lord in accordance with His Word. When we fear God, it inspires us to put away all false gods and all idol worship. God is a holy, jealous God and will not tolerate our hearts being double minded.

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Psalm 22:23

The fear of the Lord inspires us to praise and worship Him for who He is, the maker of all good things in the world and in our lives. The fear of the Lord brings gratitude and thanksgiving to Almighty God.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Psalm 25:14

God reveals some of His secrets to those that are close to Him through fearing Him. Only those that take the time to be intimate with God through fearing Him will find the glorious favor of the Lord. Worship the Lord in your secret place and watch what He will do for you!

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Proverbs 1:29

Fearing the Lord means that you love His Truth and His knowledge. It produces a hunger for the Word of God in our lives. Seeking the Lord daily means that you have a fear for Him and His commandments. The Fear of the Lord is something that must be chosen daily, moment to moment. Just because we formerly chose to follow the Lord doesn’t mean we will at this moment. We must continually guard our hearts to make sure the fear of the Lord is in us. Choices matter! All choices matter! Choose the fear of the Lord in all things.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Isaiah 8:13

To fear the Lord, we need to set Him apart in our hearts as being holy and special. He is our number one priority. We must serve Christ above all things and all people. Allow the fear of God to be in your hearts in every part of your life.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Isaiah 29:13

Fear of the Lord has to come from a sincere heart. To follow after the Lord means that our hearts belong to Him completely. Only the Word of God will produce a genuine fear of God in our lives. The teachings of men do not produce the fear of the Lord. We must be careful that we hear God’s Word and good teaching and preaching that rightly divides the Word of Truth. Commandments of men will cause us to stray from the path of righteousness.

To summarize, God is worthy of our fearing Him and obeying His commandments. Only He is the Creator God and only He is truly good. He is worthy of all service and all praise. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for us while we were yet sinners. He is merciful. His ways reveal a greater Truth than all the world’s wisdom combined. His commandments teach us and instruct us in the fear of the Lord. They are to be trusted above our own lives. When we fear the Lord, we stop doing our own will and start doing the will of the Father. His will is love and mercy for others. We will continually choose to fear God from moment to moment, into eternity with the Lord. Understanding the fear of the Lord truly brings illumination to our spirits and minds. Walk in the fear of the Lord my friends. Seek Him daily while He may be found and you will be wise in the sight of the Lord. If the Lord is pleased, does anything else really matter?

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

Psalm 133:1-3

The Lord has ordained eternal life to as many as will put their trust and hope in Him. This is THE blessing, even life forevermore. There’s nothing greater God can offer mankind than the opportunity to live forever with Him, being taught by Him in the holy ways of love. This is what God intended for Adam before sin was found in him. When Adam sinned, death set in and he spiritually died. God gave him the blood of animals, which could only ceremonially cover the sin. It was not until Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice, that sin could be removed from our consciences. Now we can truly live forever with God, just as God intended from the beginning. God’s plans may be interrupted, but in the end, His love wins out.

There is a connection here between brotherly unity, the anointing of the Holy Spirit and eternal life. The Word declares that we are to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of brotherly love. When we are all baptized in the Holy Spirit, we should all speak and think the same things. God has prepared a people that will love and respect each other throughout all eternity. Image the godly fellowship you will be able to have with Paul, Moses and Elijah, not to mention Jesus Christ Himself! If we want to live forever with Christ, we need to be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the down payment or engagement ring that shows we will one day have resurrected spiritual bodies just like Christ and will be married to Him.

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

John 17:2

The Father has given all power to His Son Jesus Christ during this gospel age. It is Jesus that is the giver of eternal life, under the supervision of the Father, who gives as many as will come to Christ. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance and eternal life in Christ.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 17:3

Eternal life is knowing the Father and knowing His Son Jesus Christ. Christ said if you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father. They are united in love and holy character. They think and say the same things. God is looking for a holy people that will love and know Him and His ways. This life is the testing ground to prove our love for God and Jesus. If we pass the trials, then we will be accounted worthy of eternal life and Jesus will raise us up at the last day, with our immortal, glorified, spiritual bodies just like Jesus has. We will truly be one with Christ, in body as well as in spirit. Oh the good things the Lord has prepared for them that love Him!

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Romans 2:7

To have eternal life in the next world, we must be doers of God’s Word in this life and in this present world. It takes a constant effort of well doing or righteousness or love in order to be deemed worthy of eternal life. He that endures until the end shall be saved.

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Luke 10:25-28

Loving God and loving others as yourself is the key that unlocks the door of eternal life. Jesus said this to a certain lawyer, but He could have been answering anyone that came to Him. Christ has the same standard for holiness and righteousness that the Father has, and that is love. Whosoever conforms to the image and likeness of Christ will be saved and will live forever.

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

1 John 2:25

God has promised to do many things for His people, but the greatest of all is eternal life. Eternal life is equivalent to eternal love. Just imagine spending eternity with God who is love and with the holy angels who love and the people of God who love. What a blessing! His promise is conditional on us knowing and following and obeying His Son Jesus Christ. Christ is the resurrection and the life. Without Christ, no man will see or understand God. Without Christ, no man will comprehend love and how to walk in it.

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:21

There is no eternal life found in the path of sin and unrighteousness and wickedness. Grace reigns through righteousness, also known as love. Grace is the divine influence on our hearts by God’s Word, that influences us to love. Grace always produces love in our lives, unless we resist the Spirit of grace and sin. It is this graceful love that will determine that we spend eternity with Christ and have eternal life with Him. Obey Christ’s commandments in love and you are well on your way to eternal life.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

The payment for sin is spiritual and physical death. However, the free gift of God is eternal life which comes through a relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus must be Lord in order to have eternal life. He is only your Lord if you are obeying everything He has commanded you to do. Listen to the voice of Christ’s Spirit and He will guide you into all Truth. He will make sure you stay on the path of eternal life. Never forget that eternal life is God’s gift to mankind. It’s something His holiness and love compels Him to do for us. He is trying to rescue as many as will come to their senses and live holy lives in Christ Jesus. The gift is free but it has a cost to us. We must surrender all of our lives to Christ in order to be saved in the end.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1 John 3:15

The things we do or don’t do determines whether or not we have eternal life abiding in us. To abide is to stay, remain or continue. Jesus is synonymous with eternal life. If you abide in Christ you are automatically abiding in eternal life. He is the author of eternal life through faith in His Father.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Galatians 6:7-8

We must avoid at all costs the things of this world that are soon to pass away. We must sow to the Spirit of God, doing things that Jesus Christ approves of. Oh, please spend your time wisely. Only godly, spiritual things will last forever. By doing righteousness and love towards God and others right now, you are ensuring that you will be found worthy of eternal life. Your eternal future depends on what you do in this current life. Use the gifts God has given you wisely. Invest your time in things that eternally profit. Then, you will not be ashamed on judgment day.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:12

We must lay hold on eternal life. In the Greek lay hold means to seize or grab. We have an enemy that is trying desperately to destroy us and to keep us from eternal life in Christ. We must FIGHT! The victory is assured if we will only humble ourselves and follow Jesus. It is by faith in Christ that we inherit the promise of eternal life. Keep your faith with all diligence, for if you do these things, you will never fall. May we all live a life of faith and love that pleases God. See you on judgment day, when all lives will be revealed for what they truly were. Amen.