The Miracle of Salvation

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As much as the famous miracle of Lazarus in John 11 is spectacular, it is still in my view not as spectacular as the miracle of salvation.

To raise a person from the dead after a full four days in indeed an impossibility and only God could do that and it proved that Jesus is indeed God. This is because once a person dies, the body decomposes immediately. Without the movement of blood and the lungs working in tandem to oxygenise the blood and bring nutrients from the digestive system, the cells in the body will begin to die. Flesh will rot as the body then becomes food for microorganisms. That is why there was a bad odour. Yet Lazarus was raised from the dead. In fact, he and his village became famous after this episode with people going there to witness and see for themselves the miracle of the resurrected Lazarus. You can see this recorded in John 12:9.

As much as the miracle of Lazarus is spectacular, the miracle of salvation is even more spectacular as it means we will get to live for eternity. Though we may die, yet we will live. John 11:25 – I am the resurrection and the life, the one who believes in me will live even though they die. We know that our souls (spirits) live forever and will return to God after we pass from this world with our bodies only a shell that will return to dust (earth).

But if we believe in Jesus, we will live for eternity because one day we will be resurrected somewhat like Lazarus but not quite as we will be resurrected into a glorified body like Jesus’s after His death and resurrection. That is our hope of glory. Not only our spirit lives forever, but we will live forever in the presence of God in our glorified bodies in the new heaven and earth, the new Jerusalem with Christ as our King and Lord ruling the earth, in harmony with all the animals, birds of the air and those that are in the sea.

Although Lazarus was resurrected from the dead, he died eventually of old age. He has yet to experience immortality then. But he will one day be resurrected again like all believers in Christ and will then live forever as God had initially desired and intended for humans before sin came in and brought death with it. But all praises and glory be unto God and our Lord Jesus Christ that through His death on the cross, sin lost its sting and was defeated when Jesus rose again from the dead that to those who believe in Him will live even though they may die! That is the miracle of salvation. It conquers sin and death and returns immortality to humanity. That is why the miracle of salvation is even more spectacular than the miracle of Lazarus! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!