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 Life

Each 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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“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
But I know that even now God will give You whatever you ask.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
Jesus said to her, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life.
The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die;
and whoever lives by believing in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that You are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
John 11:21-27

Raising Lazarus from the dead was one of Jesus’s miracles while He was here on Earth.  Jesus brought him back from the dead and healed many others during His time on Earth.  It was also like a foretelling of Jesus’ own Resurrection.  Jesus defeated death to save Lazarus.  He would go on to defeat death again to save us all.

Martha believed that since Lazarus had died she would not see him again until he was resurrected at the end of time.  She believed that Jesus was the One sent to save all of us from our sins.  She believed in Him.  She did not falter in her belief when Jesus asked her if she believed He was Resurrection and the Life.

When the last day comes, will you be able to answer “Yes, Lord…I believe.” like Martha did?  Can you answer ‘Yes” today?  For those who believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior, they will not die.  When Judgment Day arrives, Jesus will answer for the believers, and they will live for all eternity.  The debt for sin has been paid, and the believer will never die.

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Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the sacrifice that Your one and only Son made for us.  If it were not for His love, we would be confined to death for the consequence of sin.  May those who do not know Him come to Him.  May those who already know grow stronger in their relationship with the Messiah.  In Jesus name, Amen.