Resurrection and Life
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."”
A PERSON, NOT AN EVENT
Jesus does not say "I will perform resurrections." He says "I am the resurrection." Hope has a name and a face.
SPOKEN TO A MOURNER
He said this to Martha, four days into her grief. Jesus speaks His greatest claims into our deepest losses.
STRONGER THAN DEATH
Though he die, yet shall he live. In Jesus, death is demoted from a period to a comma.
LIFE THAT STARTS TODAY
Eternal life is not only a someday promise; it begins the moment you believe. He is the life — present tense.
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
Jesus follows the claim with a question: do you believe this? Doctrine becomes faith only when it is answered personally.
ANSWER HIM ALOUD
Act: this morning, answer Jesus out loud — "Yes, Lord, I believe" — and hand Him the situation that looks dead.