07/19/2024
When Jesus healed His friend Lazarus, He demonstrated His power over death. He said, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). There’s no exhilaration like knowing Him, and no security like knowing that He will certainly awaken all those who fall asleep in Christ.
When we know Christ as Savior, we can soar in life with no fear of dying. Yes, we want to challenge ourselves and occasionally pump our adrenaline. We like adventure. But we also know Jesus Christ is able to satisfy our inner craving for significance and excitement. We can say with Paul, “But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better” (Philippians 1:22-23).
Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up. John 11:11
Even death holds no terror because he is the Living One who has conquered death and holds it in his power. Robert Mounce
