Pronunciation: Dzo-ay

For the past two years or so, this word has been constantly influencing my life. What its definition is, what it means, how I can attain it, etc. Let me just share with you this beautiful word.

ζωὴ: zóé

In the New Testament Greek Lexicon:

life of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever.

And in Strong's Concordance of the Bible:

2222 zōḗ – life (physical and spiritual). All life, throughout the universe, is derived – i.e. it always (only) comes from and is sustained by God's self-existent life.

Wow.

This word.

This is the life that Jesus speaks of in John 3:16. Everlasting or eternal life seems to be a vague concept, just out of our grasp of understanding. What if it's not? What if it's as simple as a life fully devoted to God? Well, that's all fine and dandy, but what does that mean? What does that look like?

This summer, a good friend of mine shared with me a verse in such a way that I will be forever changed by it. The joy and awe this friend had in sharing this verse with me has marked my heart.

John 17:3 (ESV)

"And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

Pure and simple. THIS is eternal life. Not forever being in the beautiful, wondrous place of heaven with our dear ones forever. KNOWING God. That is eternal life. For it would take an eternity to know Him.

I can't help but be completely dazzled by that knowledge. To know my God, it would take an ETERNITY of relationship building. I'm a huge fan of developing relationships. It's one of the most difficult things in life, but the MOST rewarding to spend your time and energy on. So to think that my eternal life will be spent in relationship with and getting to know and understand this beautiful, glorious God...WOW. I love this.

I literally could talk for days about this one word and what it means for my own life as a follower of Christ. However, I will save sharing those thoughts for another day. In the meantime, I have made this blog to use as a tool to share truth, light, and joy to whoever stumbles upon it. Hopefully, it will be just that.

Blessings and peace,

-Delissa