Jesus Is Resurrection And Life
I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes me will never die. – John 11:25-26
There are times we look wistfully into the future and believe for eternal life – eternal life with God. But sometimes we forget that God’s life is eternal, that means it is now as well as after life on earth. The resurrection that Jesus was 2000 years ago is the same resurrection that he is today.
Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth.
It appears he is saying that whether in this house of flesh, or in the spiritual state, the life that is in those who believe upon him offers all that heaven is. Eternal life is not just a home in heaven; it is also a quality of life on earth. The God-life that is in us is peace and joy.
When we choose to live “in Christ,” that is, in the abundant supply of his life, we live in peace and harmony with him. When we choose to live out our life as normal, rational human beings we receive only what is normal to mankind.
Jesus is our hope for resurrection life now and for eternity. Think about it.
Prayer: Lord, give me the wisdom to allow your life to be the focus of my life on earth. Grant me the grace of living the God-life now and in eternity. My hope is in you alone. In Jesus name, amen.
Message: Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth
Affirmation: I have been born into an eternal hope. Should by flesh die, my spirit will live; whether in the flesh or out of this body, I live because Christ lives in me.
Reflection: How do you understand what Jesus meant when he said, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes me will never die.”
There are times we look wistfully into the future and believe for eternal life – eternal life with God. But sometimes we forget that God’s life is eternal, that means it is now as well as after life on earth. The resurrection that Jesus was 2000 years ago is the same resurrection that he is today.
Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth.
It appears he is saying that whether in this house of flesh, or in the spiritual state, the life that is in those who believe upon him offers all that heaven is. Eternal life is not just a home in heaven; it is also a quality of life on earth. The God-life that is in us is peace and joy.
When we choose to live “in Christ,” that is, in the abundant supply of his life, we live in peace and harmony with him. When we choose to live out our life as normal, rational human beings we receive only what is normal to mankind.
Jesus is our hope for resurrection life now and for eternity. Think about it.
Prayer: Lord, give me the wisdom to allow your life to be the focus of my life on earth. Grant me the grace of living the God-life now and in eternity. My hope is in you alone. In Jesus name, amen.
Message: Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth
Affirmation: I have been born into an eternal hope. Should by flesh die, my spirit will live; whether in the flesh or out of this body, I live because Christ lives in me.
Reflection: How do you understand what Jesus meant when he said, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes me will never die.”
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