From the Pastor

January 16, 2022

Welcome back to our study of the Book of John! John has seven ‘I Am’ statements from Jesus recorded in his Gospel, and today we are privileged to take a closer look at number 5: “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.” John 11:25

Jesus says this right before He raises Lazarus from the dead. The Master Teacher claims to have power over death, and then He proves it straight up. Talk about messing with the Sanhedrin! This shook them up so badly that they had to convene a special meeting where Caiaphas, the High Priest at the time, prophesied that it would be better to have one man die for all the people than to rile up the entire nation of Israel and tick off the Romans.

Everything Jesus did was related to Life but eventually led Him to His death. I still can’t get over the privilege we all have to serve the Living God, Who through His Son split time in half. He split the covenants into Old and New, because as Hebrews tells us, the Old Testament’s usage of the blood of bulls and goats was totally inadequate to cover our sins ands had to be repeated year after year. It was only after Jesus came to pay for the penalty of our sins once and for all by shedding His blood that the covenant was sealed and the wrath of Father God against our sin appeased.

We are incredibly blessed to follow The God who has total power over death. He conquered death! He said if we place our trust in Him, then we also will conquer death. That’s the One I want to follow - The One Who promises me a ticket out of here and entrance into His eternal Kingdom where we will live with Him forever.

That’s why Jesus said, “I, I Am the Resurrection and the Life.”

Hallelujah!

Randy & Pam

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