The words spoken by Christ Jesus are for us today, "If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death;" and, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
"Believest thou this?" The grief-stricken thought of Martha must have been suddenly awakened by Jesus' startling question. Did she believe his words, "I am the resurrection, and the life"—believe that there is no death? It was indeed a momentous question which Martha had to answer—a question which all must face sooner or later. She was grieving because she had accepted death as a reality, but Jesus knew that there was no reason for such grief. He had lovingly and patiently explained to her the eternality of Life. Now he proved that God is man's Life by raising Lazarus from the grave and restoring him to his loved ones. God, divine Love, is the one and only Life, and nothing can destroy this infinite Life.
There is no death. Jesus understood this scientific truth so clearly that he was able to prove the unreality of death for others, and, finally, for himself. He showed conclusively that Life is changeless and permanent when he himself rose above what seemed, to the clouded vision of others, to be death. After three days in the tomb, which had been sealed with a great stone, he stepped forth free. Nothing could stand in the way of his perfect demonstration, which was to point out the way for his followers, for you and me! His thought was free from hatred, malice, or any thought of injustice. He knew that man is spiritual and perfect; that Spirit made all, and that matter had never been made by his Father, the one and only creator. Because his thought was free from materiality and sin, he was able to come forth free from the sepulcher.
