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John 11 is a story about grief. Jesus’s friend, Lazarus, dies. Lazarus’s sisters grieve even though they knew a resurrection would come. Jesus weeps and grieves the loss of his friend, even though he can raise him from the dead. Grief happens. Even with the hope of heaven. God grieves, too. There’s hope and comfort in that.
In the face of our grief, there are three things worth remembering: (1) Death is not the way God intended life to be. It’s okay to say, “This isn’t right.” It’s good to grieve. (2) Whatever you’re feeling, it’s okay. Martha went to meet her brother’s friend. Then she let it out. Mary stayed back. The friends got practical. Jesus took some time away. (3) There is hope. Not even death can separate us from Christ. And it will never claim final victory.
May Jesus’s words give you that hope. Jesus said, “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” (John 11:25, NIV).
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Near the end of his life, John was the last of the living apostles and wrote a story about Jesus. It’s his testimony of who Jesus is, what he said, what he did, and who he claimed to be. Jesus has a story. He invites us to make it our story. When we make Jesus’s story our story, we have life in his name. This plan focuses on John 11 and the grief we face. It's part of an ongoing series through John.
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