So we have celebrated Resurrection Sunday with great passion
and power, but now what? Where do we
go? What do we do?
I think believers have much in common with Lazarus, the
friend of Jesus who died and Jesus raised him back to life. Like us, Lazarus was dead but is now
alive. He didn’t raise himself for he
had no inherit power to give his dead body life. And the same Jesus who raised Lazarus is the
one who raised our spiritually dead souls to life when we repented and
believed.
So, what did Lazarus do after his resurrection? Examine it in John 12: 1-11.
First, Lazarus is found with Jesus fellowshipping around a
table. The celebration of Easter is not
a one-time event; instead it is the whole of our Christian faith. It enables us to have the presence of Jesus
with us every day and to enjoy His fellowship with us. Revelation 3: 20 promises we can fellowship
with Jesus around His table.
Second, he is fellowshipping with other believers. He is there with Mary, Martha and at least
some of the disciples. A regular pattern
of gathering with other believers is essential for the ongoing health of a
Christian.
If I was interested in quilting and I heard there was a
group who met weekly to talk about quilting, share ideas about quilting and
actually were quilting; I would seek them out to join them due to our mutual
interest.
If you are a true follower of Jesus and His resurrection
power has raised you from your spiritual deadness, then you will want to
fellowship with other believers who likewise have experienced this new life.
Third, he was the witness to his family and friends of his
experience. I love verse one. John identifies Lazarus at the one “who had
been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.”
He was the only one present that day who had been raised from the dead. Do you guess they talked about it?
We are to be witnesses to those of the same resurrection we
have experienced. Who will you share
your story with today at the family meal or the lunch with friends?
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