The Resurrection and the Life.

"Jesus said to her, I am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live" (John 11:25 AMP). Jesus told them to roll away the stone. Then, He praised and thanked God. Finally, He called out for Lazarus to come forth. When Jesus commands something, it will be done. For example, when He commands the storms or the raging waves to calm, they will calm. When the demon possessed and the blind are put in front of His authority, the authority that comes from God the Father, people are set free and are able to see. So many people doubt the works of our Savior just as they doubted when Jesus walked on the earth. Some people, even His own disciples, questioned His authority and power. However, Jesus was about to do the most powerful miracle ever seen or done in the eyes of man. "But some of them said, Could not He Who opened a blind man’s eyes have prevented this man from dying?" (vs. 37) Where are the miracles today? Jesus said that He is the Resurrection and the Life. He saves the sinner and sets the possessed free. He brings life to the sinner that is dead in sin. It is the church's duty to roll away the stone that keeps the dead in Christ from receiving true life, and it is also our responsibility to take off the burial clothes from the sinner who receives the Lord as their Savior. "When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out! And out walked the man who had been dead, his hands and feet wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a [burial] napkin bound around his face. Jesus said to them, Free him of the burial wrappings and let him go" (vs. 43-44). We have been called to do great works for the Lord in this world. God bless you. Amen