FOUR DAYS LATE
John 11:1- 44

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”(John 11:25-26) Jesus’ statement is a known truth and not just a truth to only know about. Whatever truth you know is the one you have received. What you receive is what you will believe. What you believe will determine what you become. Jesus made the above statement when he found out that Lazarus was dead and had been in the tomb for four days. Martha approached Jesus trying to remind Jesus that the power of resurrection is limited to only the last day when she said, “…I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”(John 11:24) It does not matter when and what has been pronounced dead in your life because resurrection is not limited to the last day. Jesus paid it all on the Cross of Calvary! All that Jesus asks for is to believe what He has come to offer us. After Martha had listened to hear what Jesus had to say, she received, believed and acted on the Word and the Bible says, “…she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, ’The Teacher has come and is calling for you.’ As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him.” (John 11:28-29) Today Jesus is still in the business of resurrecting what the enemy has interrupted with death. Jesus is still in the business of reversing all that the enemy turned to be irreversible in your life. Jesus will uproot and terminate all that the enemy has planted to terminate and destroy your life. Jesus said that He is the resurrection and life because resurrection and life is a combination of the purpose of His agenda. Without His resurrection, there would have been no life. Also, the life He came to give is life with abundance. Jesus approached the tomb and commanded the stone to be taken away not because He could not have commanded the stone to roll, but He wanted them to do their part which was to believe. Right after giving the command, “Jesus said to her, ’Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?’ Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying…” (John 11:40-41) Do you have any stumbling stone that is denying your resurrection? If you will raise your faith, you will resurrect from the grip of the wicked. Faith is the cause: works are the effect. Work the Word by believing and you will come forth like Lazarus did when Mary and Martha worked the Word.

Prayer for today: Deliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape; incline Your ear to me and save me in Jesus name.