"Jesus said to her, 'Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God." John 11:40 NKJV
There is a lesson to be learnt here. Jesus had told Martha, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha thought Jesus was referring to the resurrection of life - the one we will all go through when we die. But Jesus put her right, 'I am the resurrection and the life. he who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?' To a degree, Martha had been right. Her brother, Lazarus had died so, according to her belief, he would rise again at some point in the future. However, she had failed to remember what Jesus had been teaching, that He was the resurrection and the life (John 11:23-26). This is why, Jesus probably delayed His coming to see them; He knew that He would raise Lazarus.
When we die, all who believe in Jesus will be raised to life with Jesus. This means, the moment we breathe our last, we will be with Jesus in heaven. However, if Jesus intervenes, such as here, the person may be raised from the dead and carry on living on the earth, take for instance Jesus with Jairus' young daughter (Luke 8:52-56), He raised her to life. Then of course, there was Paul in Troas. A young chap by the name of Eutychus couldn't keep his eyes open during Paul's long sermon and, fell out of a third floor window and was killed. But when Paul ministered to him, he came alive and they took him back into the room and Paul carried on preaching (Acts 20:9-12).
The lesson that we need to learn is, when Jesus says something will happen, then it will, if we believe. When Jesus makes a promise to you, it is up to you to believe and bring that promise into fruition. If you give up on this, you will lose it. Jesus may be telling you something at the moment; if He is, take it in your heart and hang on to it because it will come about if you don't doubt. Remember it, pray on it, believe it and live it, do not let it go. Jesus has spoken and He always speaks the truth.
If you don't know Jesus or have fell away, here is a prayer for you:
'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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