Recorded in the Gospel of John, our Lord made seven statements referring to Himself as I AM…
I AM The Light of the World
I AM The Bread of Life
I AM The Door
I AM The Good Shepherd
I AM The True Vine
I AM The Way, The Truth, and The Life
I AM The Resurrection and The LifeEach week during this season of Lent, here on the Seeking Him blog, we will be focusing our devotionals on a different aspect of Jesus’ revelation of Himself as I AM. The aim of Lent should be to prepare our hearts for the remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice—His trial and torture, the Crucifixion and His death…and above all, the celebration of His Resurrection from the dead. We pray that this will be a great encouragement to each of you who read them. And that all of us will consider the significance of Jesus’ words and, through them, be helped as we remember and are thankful for all Jesus went through during the last few weeks of His life on this earth.
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“…I AM the Resurrection and the Life.”
John 11:25
“He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead!
Remember what He told you back in Galilee—
that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified,
and that He would rise again on the third day.”
Luke 24:6-7
I know Easter is all about what Christ has done for us and our sins and our salvation. Jesus IS the Resurrection and the Life, and because of Him we live. Here’s another way to look at it though…
God has the final say in everything.
When times look rough and just make no sense at all…when bad is just surrounded by bad and worse just keeps getting worse…we have to remember that God has the final say.
Jesus answered, ‘You would have no power over me at all
unless it were given to you from above…’
John 19:11a
- At the Red Sea, when the Israelites appeared to be trapped with nowhere to go, God appeared and made a way. When Pharaoh and his army began to follow, God washed them away. (Exodus 14)
- In the boat during the storm, the disciples were afraid they would die, but Jesus delivered them. (Matthew 8:23-27)
- When Lazarus died and all hope was lost, Jesus brought him back! (John 11)
When life starts to beat you down and nothing makes sense, and the fight seems lost remember the next sentence in Luke 24:
“Then they remembered that He said this.”
verse 8
The great thing is this—when all else fails remember, no matter what you are facing, God has the final say. It’s not over until God says it is, and (in case you forgot!) we win at the end!
Things in this life are simply things in this life. 1 John 2:17a says, “And this world is fading away…” This is not the end. Nothing can happen to us that can rob us of our ultimate prize. Whether it be illness, death, sorrow, or fear…we still have a place in Heaven.
Yes, it would be awesome to have an easy life here on Earth, and for everything to be just comfortable and perfect, but that’s not how it works! This is not the end, and nothing will be perfect until we are home in Heaven. So, keep that in mind.
