The One Of Ten!
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from
which we also eagerly wait for the
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."
Philippians 3:20
Ten people in history have
returned to life after dying:
The widow of Zarephath’s son (1 Kings 17),
The Shunammite woman’s son (2 Kings 4),
A nameless man (2 Kings 13),
The boy in Nain (Luke 7),
Jairus’ daughter (Luke 8),
Lazarus (John 11), Tabitha (Acts 9),
Eutychus (Acts 20), and let’s summarize
as
ninth, those involved in the mysterious
resurrections at the crucifixion (Matthew 27).
The tenth is in the category all to Himself.
Jesus rose with a deathless, imperishable,
eternal, glorified body. He Himself is the
Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25).
The resurrections in the past point us
forward not backward. The risen Christ is
with us now and we enjoy His fellowship.
In addition, we rejoice in the sure
andcertain hope of our own coming
resurrection and everlasting life
(Philippians 3:20).
Not only are we anticipating the resurrection
to come, but we have the joy of living every
day in the presence and power of our
resurrected Lord!
"The resurrection…is not a doctrine
to be pondered but an invitation to
experience the living Christ in your
life."
Henry Blackaby
