Jesus, The Resurrection And The Life

In the eleventh chapter of the book John we read that Jesus received word that His friend Lazarus was sick.  Jesus told the disciples, "This sickness will not end in death.  No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."

Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters.  When the Lord heard that Lazarus was sick He ended up staying where He was for two more days.   Jesus told His disciples that they were going to go back to Judea.  The disciples thought this was a bad idea since the Jews there tried to stone Him earlier.

Jesus answered them, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight?  A man who walks by the day will not stumble, for he sees by the world's light.  It is when he walks by night he stumbles, for he has no light."  After He told His disciples he plainly told them that His friend and theirs was dead and that He was going to go and wake him up.

The disciples were a little confused.  They thought Jesus meant natural sleep that is why they said, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better."

Jesus looked at them and said plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe.  But let us go to him."  Then Thomas spoke up and said to the rest of the disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him." 

When they got there they found out that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days.   Many people came to comfort Lazarus's sisters, Martha and Mary, at the loss of their brother.

John 11:21-27 says,

"Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask."

Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

Martha answered, "I know he will rise at the resurrection at the last day."

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.  Do you believe this?"

"Yes, Lord," she told Him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God.  He is the resurrection and the life.

All of those who put their faith and trust in Him will live for all eternity even though there fleshly bodies will die.  The Lord also promises to give us new spiritual bodies when He returns at His Second Coming.

There is hope in Jesus Christ.  This dark world that seems to be spinning of control is not our home.  There is a better place for you and I in a place called Heaven.  Jesus is the only way into Heaven.

Even though we will die eventually here on earth.  Our souls will go to be with the Lord Jesus if we are trusting in Him for Salvation.  We will be with Him forever.  What a wonderful place Heaven must be.  We will see Jesus the One who died for our sins and we will also see all of those Christians who have gone on before us. We will be more alive then we ever were on the earth in Heaven.

What a great day that will be when we see the Lord Jesus.

Lord,
We praise Your name.
You are Holy.
We Thank You for Your love.
Lead us and draw us nearer to You.
In Jesus name,
Amen.