“Jesus said unto her, I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live” John 11:25
LIGHT FOR THE
NOW: Jesus Christ was made a sinner so He could die
for man.
Resurrection is not an event. It is
a personality. Jesus speaking to Martha concerning the death of Lazarus said ‘I
am the resurrection and the life. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead, made eternal life available to all persons. Eternal life is made
available to all who believe in the suffering, death, burial and resurrection
of Jesus. Faith in the finished work of Christ is what makes eternal life
accessible to man. Eternal life is the pure work of Grace. No man can earn it.
If you receive Jesus, you receive eternal life. If you reject Jesus, you have
rejected eternal life. Sickness, poverty, frustration and death cannot handle
eternal life. When the force of eternal life entered the grave, the grave had
no option than to vomit Lazarus. Abraham and other saints of old were kept in
paradise awaiting the arrival of eternal life when they died because they did
not have eternal life. This separated them from hell. Paradise was a place
where al the saints of old were kept before the arrival of eternal life (Luke
16:19-22).
At the Cross of Calvary, the dying
criminal believed in Christ and confessed Him. Jesus instantly assured him that
he will be with Him in Paradise. This way, Jesus demonstrated that a time would
come when people would just believe in Christ and are saved instantly! Jesus
kept the thief in Paradise (Luke 23:39-43). He proceeded to Hell to pay for the
sins of humanity. No sinful man can redeem himself. If Jesus did not bear the
sins of the world, He would not have died. In order for Him to die, He needed
to be made a sinner. It is on this note, that 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “for he hath made him to be sin for us, who
knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”. This
is to attest that Jesus Christ died because eternal life was temporarily
removed from Him.
INSTRUCTION: Appreciate the finished work of
Christ on the cross.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for the eternal life I have
through you, in Jesus name.
QUOTE: The grave could not handle eternal life.
DAILY BIBLE
READING: MORNING: MARK 7; EVENING: 2CHRONICLES CHAPTER 36
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