John 11:25 (NIV)
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the
life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
Those who place their faith in Christ as The Savior will
have eternal life after death in this world.
A friend of mine used to work as a denominational
official in Minnesota. One of his jobs was to travel to little rural
communities where they didn't have churches to do funerals. He would go out
with an undertaker, and they would drive together in the undertaker's hearse.
One time, they were on their way back from a funeral, and my friend, John, was
feeling quite tired. He decided he would take a nap. Since they were in a
hearse, he thought, Well, I'll just lie down in the back of the hearse.
Sounds like kind of a creepy thing to do, but this is a true
story. The guy who was driving the hearse pulled into a service station,
because he was running low on gas. The service station attendant was filling up
the tank and he was kind of freaked out, because there was a body stretched out
in the back. While he was filling the tank, John woke up, opened his eyes,
knocked on the window and waved at the attendant. John said he never saw
anybody run so fast in his whole life. [John
Ortberg, "The Empty Tomb: How Will You Respond?" Menlo Park
Presbyterian Church]
We don’t expect the dead to come back to life, but that
is exactly what happens upon death in this mortal world. The question is will
you place your faith in Jesus Christ to be with Him when that moment happens
for you.
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