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\u201c<\/strong>Jesus told her, \u2018I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?\u2019\u201d<\/strong> (John 11:25-26 NLT)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Recently I spent some time in this passage\u2014the only record in the gospels of Lazarus\u2019 death. It is an amazing story. And every year, as Easter approaches, I am caught up in the events of Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. These days are solemn occasions, each emphasizing and looking ahead to the death of Christ.
\nOver the past month several good friends have passed away. One very young\u2014leaving behind his wife and two-month-old baby\u2014and the other an elderly saint who has served God well. I will miss both of them for varying reasons. But their absence is palpable.
\nAfter reading this passage, however, I was struck by the miracle of Easter\u2014what Jesus means to us, his followers. As he spoke to Martha and Mary \"Donabout Lazarus dying, he reminds them\u2014and us\u2014that those who believe in Jesus will live on .\u00a0.\u00a0. \u201ceven after dying.\u201d Wow. What an Easter message. Hope for today. Hope for tomorrow. And the question, as Jesus posed it to Martha, could be asked\u00a0of us today: Do we believe this? I pray that this Easter may be a joyous season of belief.<\/strong>
\nBy Publisher Don Pape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cJesus told her, \u2018I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?\u2019\u201d (John 11:25-26 … <\/p>\n

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