Resurrection Life
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. John 11:25
Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha were friends of Jesus. It seems that they had been friends for many years. When Lazarus became ill, his sisters sent word to Jesus. I’m sure they had heard of the miraculous healings that He had been doing and thought for sure He would rush to them to heal Lazarus before it was too late. Within a few short days, Lazarus died, and Jesus still hadn’t come to help them. Not only were the girls disappointed, but they were also now without hope. They were pretty sure that it was too late for Jesus to do anything but comfort them if and when He did come. Finally, Jesus got there and Martha ran out to meet Him. She seems to be a bit accusatory in saying: if you had been here our brother would still be alive, but then she softened her tone to make the request if there is anything that can be done, even now, please do it.
This is when Jesus says this famous verse that is used most of the time without the rest of the story. He told Martha, “I am the resurrections and the life. If anyone believes in Me, though he may die, he will live.”
It is true that Jesus is the resurrection and the life and anyone who believes in Him will have eternal life beyond this world. When we are born into this world, we have physical life, but we are spiritually dead. Jesus came to give us life on the inside. Spiritual life. When Jesus said I am the resurrection and life, He was talking to the people of that day, but He was also talking to all people since that day. Jesus didn’t come to find and save lost people; He came to raise up dead ones. We were dead, but we receive resurrection life when we believed in Him. Now we are alive! Even though one day we will die and leave this world, our spirit will live for all eternity with Him at His Home and ours. Glory to God!
Today I want to encourage you to receive His resurrection life! If you have never invited Jesus into your life to receive spiritual life through Him, do that today. You can invite Him in by simply opening your heart’s door and asking Him to come in and occupy the throne of your life. Pray this prayer today, from your heart and Jesus will come in and save you. You will be raised up from your dead sinful ways. Make Jesus your Lord and Savior and you will never be separated from Him again.
Pray: God in heaven, I know I’m a sinner and I need a Savior. I want to turn away from my sinful life to the life You have planned for me. Please forgive my sins, cleanse me from my past, and make me new today. I know Your Son, Jesus died for me. I believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead. At this very moment, I accept, confess, and proclaim Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior . . . to be Lord of my life from this day forward. I now have a right relationship with God my Father through this salvation in the blood of Jesus. I thank You for giving me Your Holy Spirit to guide me and to empower me to accomplish the things You have planned for my life in Jesus’ name, Amen
Today’s scripture reading: John 11:17-27
17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
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