This verse indicates the Lord’s work. The Son, our Christ has our Father’s authority over all mankind so that He may give eternal life, not to all mankind but only to those whom our Father has given Him, our Father’s chosen ones. our Father has given the Son authority over all flesh, over all mankind. All mankind is under the authority of the Son because our Father has entrusted Him with this authority. The Lord has authority to rule over all humanity. Why does He have this authority? That He may give eternal life to all whom our Father has given Him.

By a careful reading of this verse, we can see that the Lord Yeshua, Jesus, has authority to rule over all mankind in order to give eternal life to that part of mankind which our Father has chosen and given to the Lord. The Lord Christ created man, exercised His authority over man, and redeemed some of them for the purpose of giving them eternal life. In other words, the Lord must first create, then rule over, redeem, and finally give life to a chosen group of people. The Lord’s work, therefore, includes creating, governing, redeeming, and imparting life. The Lord has the same rank as our Father: He is the One who creates, governs, redeems, and gives eternal life. Let us not think, beloved, that we have received eternal life by accident. No, it was not an accident. Among the billions of human beings, God our Father loved you, selected you, and marked you out. There is a divine mark upon us.

Our Father not only marked us out but also gave us to the Son, Messiah. Christ. Let us not just think of ourselves as poor, pitiful sinners. In a sense, we are, but in another sense, we are a gift to the Son. We need to say, “Praise the Triune God that I am a precious gift whom our Father gave the Son. I am dear, precious, good, high, and even lovely. I am a gift, not a trash can. our Father would never give a trash can to His Son. As one who has been given to God’s dear Son, I am precious, dear, lovely, and sweet.” If we see this reality, our view, attitude, and concept will all be changed, not only concerning ourselves but also concerning all the saints.

Do you believe that all the dear brothers and sisters are gifts to the Son? Do you believe that the one whom we do not like is such a gift? If we have seen this, we will love every saint, because every dear saint is a gift selected by our Father and given to the Son. our Father has selected us from among the billions of human beings. We are all the selected ones, the top ones, in the universal gift shop. We all have been selected and given to God’s dear Son.

Our Father has given the Son, our precious Christ, authority not only to overrule mankind but also to maintain mankind. God the Son exercised His authority in caring for mankind in order that we might come into being. Men like Hitler have slaughtered a great many people. But God the Son seemed to say, “Hitler, you go to hell. I must maintain mankind. So many dear gifts which My Father has given Me must come into being. I am looking for those gifts.” Praise the Lord that we all are the dear gifts whom our Father has given to the Son.

Eternal life is divine life with a special function—to know God and Christ. Every life has its function. The function of a dog’s life is barking, the function of a bird’s life is flying, the function of a cat’s life is catching mice, and the function of a chicken’s life is laying eggs.

The function of the divine life is to know God. God and Christ are divine. To know the divine person we need the divine life. Since the believers are born with the divine life, they know God and Christ (Heb. 8:11; Phil. 3:10). Hebrews 8:11 says that there is no need to teach any New Testament believers to know God. Why is there no need for this? Because every New Testament believer knows God. New Testament believers have the divine life, and the divine life is the life that knows God.