The Gospel of John 11:23-24 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” (John 11:23-24 KJV)

In response to Martha's seeming discourse of failings, but with concluding statement of faith, the Lord assured her with the comforting promise of Lazarus' eventual resurrection from the grave. 'Thy brother shall rise again' is a statement of truth to rest on for all whose faith is in God and the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the knowledge and belief that ought to give comfort to all who felt and experience the loss of loved ones and endeared friends that physically died in faith of the Lord. The religious Pharisees had notions of it, as well (Acts 23:8). But sadly rejected the Person of resurrection, who is our Lord Jesus Christ.

This general belief of rising again from the dead is not a new teaching the Lord Jesus gives. Job believed and declared it in Job 19:26. And, in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ - the first born of Resurrection Power, Martha in this passage makes a bold declaration of faith: "I know he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Physical death is not something to mourn for those who are in Christ Jesus, by faith - not by religion. Those who belong to religion and of course the world, they wail in mourning. Hence, with this truth of God's holy and written Words, the Apostle Paul gives this comforting post-resurrection dispensation of grace pronouncement: “as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:20-21 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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