Our Life Eternal!
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the
resurrection and the life. He who
believes in Me, though he may die,
he shall live. And whoever lives
and
believes in Me shall never die.”
John 11:25-26
In Mark 2, Jesus performs a
physical miracle
of healing to prove His authority performing a
spiritual miracle of forgiveness. Healing is
visible
while forgiveness is invisible.
So He performed a visible healing to
convince His doubters that His invisible
act of forgiveness was just as genuine
(verses 1-12). He did something similar
when His friend Lazarus
died.
Before raising Lazarus from the dead, a
physical miracle, Jesus told Lazarus’s
sister Martha a spiritual truth: Even
though one dies physically, he will
live forever spiritually through
faith in Christ.
Jesus’ authority to make the claim could
be
questioned before He brought Lazarus
back to life but not after. When Jesus raised
Lazarus from the dead, His authority to
say
that the one who believes in Him shall never
die was established.
Lazarus died again physically but not
spiritually. Jesus’ resurrection ensures
that all who believe in Him live eternally.
Thank Him today for His resurrection that
authorizes your resurrection and eternal
life.
"Eternal life does not
begin
with death; it begins with
faith."
Samuel
Shoemaker
