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John 11:25, 26 - Experiencing Resurrection Power!

John 11:25, 26 (NIV) Jesus said to her, "I 
am the resurrection and the life. He who 
believes in me will live, even though he dies; and 
whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do 
you believe this?"  

INTRODUCTION

   Twenty-three times in all we find our 
Lord's meaningful "I AM" in the Greek text of this 
Gospel 4:26; 6:20, 35, 41, 48, 51; 8:12, 18, 24, 
28, 58; 10:7, 9, 11, 14; 11:25; 13:19; 14:6; 
15:1, 5; 18:5, 6, 8). In several of these, He 
joins His "I AM" with seven tremendous metaphors 
which are expressive of His saving relationship 
toward the world. 
   "I AM the Bread of life" (6:35, 41, 48, 
51). 
   "I AM the Light of the world" (8:12).
   "I AM the Door of the sheep" (10:7, 9).
   "I AM the Good Shepherd" (10:11, 14).
   "I AM the Resurrection and the Life" 
(11:25). 
   "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life" 
(14:6). 
   "I AM the true Vine" (15:1, 5). 
[MacArthur Daily Bible 2003] 

   Christ endured an agonizing death under 
the most humiliating circumstances that we might 
have life. He gave up His precious life that He 
might vanquish death. But He rose from the tomb, 
and the myriads of angels who came to behold Him 
take up the life He had laid down heard His words 
of triumphant joy as He stood above Joseph's 
rent sepulcher proclaiming: "I am the 
resurrection, and the life."  
   The question, "If a man die, shall he 
live again?" has been answered. By bearing the 
penalty of sin, by going down into the grave, Christ 
has brightened the tomb for all who die in 
faith. God in human form has brought life and 
immortality to light through the gospel. In dying, 
Christ secured eternal life for all who believe in 
Him. 6T230, 1 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Do you accept these words of Jesus? I do. 
Even His most avowed enemies never caught Him in 
a lie. He, who was truth itself, can be 
trusted implicitly. He said He would be in the grave 
three days - and He was. He said He would come 
forth from the grave - and He did. And we, also, 
will one day die and be resurrected. This is the 
great hope and certainty for those who follow 
Jesus. 
   Even without these proofs I would still 
know that Christ lives because He lives in me. I 
talk to Him every morning when I wake up. He 
walks with me, and even as I write these words, 
His presence is overwhelmingly known. 
   Are you looking for Jesus? He is near you 
today. Look at the cross, and you will see the 
evidence - His blood shed for you - but He is not 
there. Look at the tomb, and you will see the 
evidence - it is empty - for He lives! Look for Jesus 
- He is knocking at the door of your heart. 
   Is the Lord knocking at the door of your 
heart? [Peace for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY

   A little gypsy girl was sitting for a 
portrait in an artist's studio, and she noticed on 
the wall a half-finished portrait of Christ on 
the cross. The girl asked who it was. When told 
it was Jesus, she responded that He must have 
been a very wicked man to have been nailed to a 
cross. The painter told her that, on the contrary, 
"Christ was the best man that ever lived, and that 
He died on the cross that others might live." 
She looked at him with innocence and asked, "Did 
He die for you?" The question haunted the 
artist's conscience, for though he knew the truth 
about Christ, he had not accepted Him as his 
Savior. He found he was no longer satisfied with 
life until he answered the question that you must 
also answer: Did He die for you?  
   Have you received the living Christ? I am 
not asking you to receive a Christ who is 
hanging dead on a cross. Take Christ into your life 
- the resurrected Christ, who walks with those 
He has transformed by His grace. 
   Did Jesus die for you? [Peace for Each 
Day by Billy Graham] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

The Voice That Empties The Grave
   Romans 6:5 says, We will certainly 
also be united with him in a resurrection like 
His. Do you believe this promise? Do you believe 
that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? 
Jesus question to Martha is his question to you. 
You see, death is the great equalizer. What do 
the billionaire and the peasant have in common? 
Both will die; we all will. But not all will face 
death in the same manner. Let the story of the 
resurrected Lazarus remind you: Jesus authority 
extends over even the cemetery. 
   Do you believe this? The question is 
personal. Whats more, its precise. Do you 
believe this? This claim Christ makes about his 
deity and about your destiny? Jesus is Lord over 
the cemetery. His voice can empty a grave, and 
you are designed for a Lazarus moment. Do you 
believe this? Remember, my friend, you are never 
alone. [Max Lucado Daily Devotional at 
maxlucado.com 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

John 11:25 - The Fifth I AM; Jesus is The 
Resurrection and The Life. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2013/20130618-1800.html 

John 11:25 - Jesus is The Resurrection and 
The Life. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2015/20150614-1652.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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