When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” (John 11:17-27, NRSV)
Even if you die you will live if you believe in me. Do you believe this?
Do you believe this?
It is a hard statement to swallow, even if you die, if you believe in Jesus you will live. Because what is life really?
Is it breathing and a heart beat? That is why we are alive, but is being alive and living a life the same thing?
And what is death?
Not breathing and no heart beat is the clinical answer, but can you be breathing and have a beating heart and be dead?
Life is more than living, and death is more than not.
If you believe Jesus is who He says He is and the promises He brings, you will have life, even if your body is not living.
LIfe in Jesus is worth living.
So believe it!
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