“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”. – John 11:25(KJV)
Our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ is truly the resurrection and the life. He lay claim to His person and who He is, that no other religious founder ever did. He raised the dead with a matchless authority. Calling the dead back to life was a frequent and common event during His earthly ministry. No physical assertion took place in His authoritative command to the dead to rise. He touched the brier bearing the son of the widow of Nain and said “Young man, I say to you, arise”, and bible recorded that “He who was dead sat up and began to speak. And he presented him to his mother”. What a savior indeed. He is really the resurrection and the life. He calls the dead back to life like a dream of the night. Which of the other religious founders could perform such a fit. By his death at Calvary Jesus gave a devastating blow to Death as prophesied in Hosea 13:14(KJV) “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from my eyes”.
Christ achieved victory over death on behalf of the believer. He declared boldly in Revelation 2:18(KJV) “I am he who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death”. What a great and mighty deliverer He is. Which of the acclaimed religious founder can declare this? Jesus Christ conquered all including death.
I can now boldly declare I am no longer under the captivity of death. I am free from the intimidating posture of death. When He rose from the dead, I rose with Him into newness of live. I have victory over the fear of death because my savior and deliverer has the key of Hades and Death. PRAISE THE LORD! PRAISE THE LORD!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!
Prayer: Father, thank you for sending Jesus Christ, who handed the victory over death to me to live triumphantly. In Jesus name.
Bro. Joel Ezeugo