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| John 11:25 I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die,he shall live. This one statement is among the boldest and most definitive acknowledgements fo our Lord's deity, and Jesus Himself spoke these words to Martha, the grieving sister whose brother, Lazarus, had just died. Jesus' proclamation to Martha is hugely significant to us becaue the resurrection is what separates our Lord from a thousand other gurus and prophets who have come down the pike. This bold declatlration is followed , in the next verse, by life's bottom line question. After declaring Himself to be the resurrection and the life, the Victor over death, our Lord turned to His hearers, and to us,and asked, " Do you believe this?" John 11:26. Have you ever wondered how Jesus spoke this question? Did He ask, " do YOU believe this?" Or did He ask, DO you BELIEVE THIS?" Or perhaps He asked the question; Do yo believe THIS? Whatever way He said it, His question was personal , pointed, and precise...because HE LOVES US... Lord, YES I DO BELIEVE, guide me to DO ALL things that will bring GLORY AND HONOR TO You AMEN for it is WITH GOD ALL things ARE POSSIBLE Matthew 19:26 |