Good Morning Friends,
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection
and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever
lives and believes in me will never die.’” (John 11:25-26)
Now that’s a marvelous promise. Those who
believe in Jesus will live, even though we die. It’s a promise about eternal
life. It’s a promise about life after death. It is also a promise that is hard
to believe. We can’t see beyond the grave. We haven’t been there and come back
and we don’t know anyone who has. Death has been called the great unknown and
for most of us it is the greatest fear we have. We don’t even like to talk
about death. It is as though we believe that if we don’t talk about death we
can keep it from happening to us and those we love. We can’t. Death is as real
as life and it touches every one of us.
If we could just believe Jesus’ promise, then
there would be hope.
“Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come
out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,
and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Take off the grave clothes
and let him go.’” (John 11:43-44)
Now there’s a reason to believe! A dead man
brought back to life again. Who in the world could do such a miracle? The
answer is: no one in the world. Only God could do such a miracle! If Jesus
could do such a miracle, maybe we can believe even the unbelievable promise He
made. Perhaps there is hope.
“Therefore many of the Jews who had come to
visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him.” (John 11:45)
What Jesus did for Lazarus is a reason to
believe! Because of it, many came to believe then. Because of it and many other
proofs, many have come to believe today, too. I have! Have you?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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