Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” John 11:25-26
Martha was grieving.
Her brother was dead.
Maybe unexpectedly. Maybe young.
And Jesus had arrived too late.
Or so it seemed.
Jesus is never too late.
He isn’t limited by our timetable.
Or our expectations.
Martha was looking for a miracle-worker.
She had miracle-worker level faith in Jesus.
He challenged her to go farther, deeper.
What He had done for Lazarus and for her and for Mary and anyone else who believes was a miracle so far beyond healing or raising someone from the dead.
Do you believe this?
Martha did.
Lauren says
I think what gets me here is the “He challenged her to go farther, deeper.” Because I know there are lots of things that I know about God on a shallow level, but what will matter going forward is deciding to believe those things on a deeper level.