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| “I am the resurrection and the life.” |
| —John 11:25 |
The eleventh chapter of the Gospel of John contains one of the most poignant stories. Jesus’ friend Lazarus is sick and has died.
As Jesus goes to be with Lazarus’ sisters, Mary and Martha, He is confronted with mourners and a distraught Martha who says to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
With great compassion, Jesus tells her that her brother will rise again. Martha acknowledges that at the end of the age her brother will rise from the grave. But, Jesus counters with these words recorded in John 11:25-26:
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Yes! Jesus is indeed the resurrection and the life. Alive within us, by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, Jesus brings true life into our beings—true life both now and for eternity. Let us joyfully move out into this day with a strong sense of peace, knowing that our Savior has made us truly alive.
Based on a blog originally posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
