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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” John 11:25
D.L. MOODY
At the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War, a soldier was just able to crawl to his tent after he was struck down. When found, he was lying upon his face, his open Bible before him, his hand glued fast to the page by his life-blood which covered it. When his hand was lifted, the letters of the printed page were clearly traced upon it, and with the everliving promise in and on his hand, they laid him in a soldier’s grave. The words were: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
I want a religion that can comfort even in death, that can unite me with my loved ones. Oh, what gloom and darkness would settle upon this world if it were not for the glorious doctrine of the resurrection! Thank God, the glorious morning will soon break. For a little while, God asks us to be on the watchtower, faithful to Him and waiting for the summons. Soon our Lord will come to receive His own, whether they be living or dead.
ERWIN LUTZER
No matter how many victories death wins, they are only temporary. Thanks to Jesus, our final victory has been won; death will be abolished. It’s been said that, for Christians, this life is the worst there will ever be; the future is eternally bright.
Let me repeat the good news: If you believe Jesus’ death and resurrection was so sufficient and you trust only Him, you will be saved. Through repentance and faith, we receive the gift of eternal life and, like the soldier Moody referred to, we are assured of the words of Jesus, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die” (John 11:25).
Is your faith in Christ alone?
PRAYER
Father, I thank you my hope is eternal, final, and secure.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
How does faith in Christ change the way we view death?
What does it mean that those who believe in Christ will live, even though they die?