Hebrews 4:12-13 “For the word of God is living an active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit of both joints and marrow and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.” God’s word has the power to slice away at the deceptions in our hearts that we may have obtained through false religion, and to reveal the truth concerning our eternal destiny.
We must be persuaded to believe the word of God whether we understand it or not. Eternal life is something you can have now before you pass from this life.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
Have you believed in Jesus? Have you put your trust in Him for salvation? Do you believe He alone can offer eternal life to those who believe?
Acts 4:12 “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” Eternal life cannot be obtained through any other source other than the living Son of God. Only Jesus can give us eternal life, because He is Eternal life.
1 John 5:10-12 “The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself, the one who does not believe, God has made him a liar because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son and the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.”
All of chapter five has such deep truths about our destiny. Verse ten speaks of the witness that God has borne concerning His Son. Verse eleven says that the witness is this that God has given us Eternal life and this life is in His Son. Verse twelve should be very clear, you either have Jesus, or you don’t. You either have life, or you don’t.  
1 John 5:20 Reveals that Jesus Christ Himself is Eternal life. He is the true God and Eternal life. According to God's word, if we have been saved through Jesus Christ and we have received Him into our spirit, we have eternal life. Something much more exciting than just a religious knowledge about God, it is an eternal relationship with Him. Sometimes mere earthly words are not sufficient to express what you are feeling when God gives you this joy of knowing that you have eternal life. Yet, even in our walk with Him we still face the challenges of living and working and raising children and having difficulties beyond our control. However, through life’s challenges we can have peace with God, knowing that He is our constant companion, helping us through each and every trial in life.
1 John 5:13 “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God in order that you may know that you have eternal life.” When you become born again and filled with His presence, God places a knowing of eternal destiny in you that cannot be denied. His word is the vehicle that will help you to arrive safely to the place He has prepared for you.
This must be the greatest assurance that God can offer us to say that we can know that we have eternal life. It’s not something that we are unsure about. It’s something we know that we have by the witness in our spirit, if indeed we have Jesus Christ, the only true God, and eternal life abiding in us.
If you are not sure you have Jesus Christ or if you are not sure you have the eternal life He is talking about, invite Him into your life today. He is as close as your heart is to asking Him to come in to your life and save you. There is no other way on earth to obtain eternal life, only through Jesus. He is the one and only way to the Father and eternal life. He loves you no matter who you are, what you have done, or where your heart has been. He wants you just as you are so He can create in you what He wants you to become. Be willing to start your life over again. Be born again. With Jesus the second time around will be so much better, because this time you will know the outcome, eternal life. I hope and pray that I have convinced you to see that this is where your heart belongs, in fellowship with God. 
Before I was saved, there was a longing in my soul for a peace that I was not sure how to achieve. When I put my faith in Jesus Christ, that peace became mine, and then I knew that was the peace I had longed for. No matter what kind of person you are, man, woman, child, priest, etc., you can have this peace. You may be a good law abiding citizen and that’s good, but to be accepted by God, you must be born again. It’s not enough to be accepted by society or by your peers. You still need God no matter how good you are. When you make that decision, then that peace that God offers will be yours. In all the trials of life, and joys of life I have experienced for the last thirty years, God has never disappointed me. He is perfect and He knows just how to help us in each and every situation we face in life.
 

John 8:36, “If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.”