Do You Believe This?
Before Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the Lord talked to Lazarus’ sister Martha. Basically, Martha told Jesus that if He had been there, she knew that Jesus would have healed him and her brother wouldn’t have died. She was lamenting the fact that Jesus didn’t get there in time to heal her brother. Martha and her sister Mary were heartbroken over the death of their brother.
Please listen to the exchange between Martha and Jesus. Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world” (John 11:21-27).
Martha Says Her Brother Will Rise Again
Even though Martha was mourning the death of her brother Lazarus, she affirms that she believes that her brother will rise again, at the resurrection on the last day. I love what Jesus then tells her. He says: I am the resurrection and the life. Jesus further tells Martha that those of us who believe in Him, will never die. Then He asks the all important question: Do you believe this?
Do you believe this? Yes, I’m asking you, do you believe this? Do you believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah? Oh, do you believe that Jesus walked this earth 2,000 years ago, that He lived a perfect, sinless life? Do you believe that Jesus took the punishment that He didn’t owe? That He was bruised for our iniquities? That by His stripes we are healed? Oh folks, do you that Jesus bore the wrath of God over sin, while the Lord hung on the cruel cross. Do you believe that Jesus suffered, bled and died on the cross and rose from the grave three days later. Folks, do you believe that Jesus defeated sin, death, Hell and Satan and that God offers eternal life to everyone that repents and surrenders their life to Jesus?
Do You Believe This? Yes, You?
Oh, I’m asking you; you individually, do you believe this? Have you repented of your sins and put your faith in Jesus? Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior? Are you saved? Are you born again? Have you become a new creature in Christ? Has the old passed away and everything become new? A saved life is a changed life. Are you truly a follower of Jesus Christ the Lord? Have you repented and received everlasting life?
Jesus has a name above every other name. One day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. He is Lord of all. Do you believe this Is Jesus Lord of your life? Are you a follower of Jesus? Do you deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow Him daily?
Heaven Bound Or Hell Bound?
Are you truly saved? Are you Heaven bound or Hell bound? Where would you go if you died today? It’s one or the other – Heaven or Hell. It’s appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). We are all going to die one day. You cannot cheat death. What will you do with your sins on Judgment Day? Make no mistake, there is judgment to come.
Revelation 20:11-15 states: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Do you believe this? Is your name written in the book of life? If so, then you believe this, you believe Jesus. If your name is not written in the book of life, then you don’t believe this. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God (1 Corinthians 1:18). But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Judgment Day Is Coming!
Do not foolishly die in your sins and go to Hell. Judgment is coming. Jesus said: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death (Revelation 21:6-8). Did you hear this? Jesus said all liars. All. Liars. If Jesus is not your Lord and Savior, then you have the lake which burns with fire and brimstone waiting for you after you die; where you will suffer for all eternity. This is no joke and it’s not a game.
People suffering the torments of Hell will suffer in pain and agony forever. Jesus said that Hell is a place where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth. It’s a place of torments where those suffering there right now have no rest day or night. Once you die in your sins, in your rebellion against God, your eternity is set. There is no purgatory and there are no second chances.
Is God Angry With You?
He that believes on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him. If Jesus is not your Lord and Savior, if you do not believe in the One who described Himself as the Resurrection and the Life, then God’s anger over your sins abides upon you. If you have never repented and trusted Jesus for your salvation, then He has not covered you with His shed blood when He suffered, bled and died on the cross.
Instead, the guilt of your sins remains upon you. If you die as a rebel against God, you will have nowhere to hide on Judgment Day. You will be pronounced guilty on that great and terrible day of the Lord and then Jesus will have you cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where you will suffer God’s righteous wrath forever. Do you believe this?
Don’t Die In Your Sins And Go To Hell
Do not die and go to Hell. Instead, repent and put your faith in Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life. Surrender your life utterly and completely to Jesus Christ the Lord. Believe in the Lord Jesus. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Believe in Jesus. Believe in His finished work on the cross.
Repent and believe the Gospel and be saved. Call upon the name of Jesus and be saved. Receive eternal life from the only Savior of mankind. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to God the Father except through Jesus. Repent of your sins and believe the Gospel and receive everlasting life. Do you believe this? Do you believe in Jesus Christ? Is He your Lord and Savior?
(This message was lifted up in downtown Springfield, MO on December 6, 2019)