If you asked me if I know French, I’d say… "Yes and no." I took two years in high school, and my grandmother was a French teacher, so I can definitely navigate a menu. I know the basics. But do I *know* it? Not really.
Now, my friend Jenny? She’s a French professor. She writes research papers in French. She *thinks* in French. When she says she "knows" the language, it’s a completely different reality than mine. She lives in that world; I’m just visiting for dinner.
In the Gospel of John, we hear Jesus’ "High Priestly Prayer." And in it, he actually defines "Eternal Life."
He doesn’t say it’s a place you go when you die. He says: *"This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."*
Did you catch that? Eternal life isn't a future reward; it’s a present relationship. It’s happening **right now.**
The challenge is: How well do we "know" Him? A lot of us have "Menu-Level" faith. We know the basics, we’ve got the vocabulary down, but we aren't fluent. We aren't living with a "Kingdom Mind" the way Jenny lives with a French mind.
Jesus is inviting us into total fluency. To study, use, and live the language of love so deeply that we operate in His world every single day. That’s not just a future hope—that’s eternal life, starting today.
Don't just read the menu.
Learn the language.
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