Abiding Power
by Terri Copeland Pearsons
The resurrection of Jesus was the greatest demonstration ever of the power of God. Not only was He raised up spirit, soul and body, but all of humanity was raised up with Him. His resurrection was so powerful that all anyone has to do to experience this regenerating power is to accept Jesus and His resurrection as their own. Instantly their spirits will be raised from death to life, just like His was, with the promise that their bodies will one day be raised also—just like His. Wow! What a God!
For this level of power to be released from God there had to be an equal level of faith from a man. Jesus was that Man. But how could He release faith for His own Resurrection? There are incidents throughout His ministry, such as the raising of Jairus’ daughter and the widow of Nain’s son, that allowed Him the opportunity to exercise such faith. But it was at Lazarus’ tomb where Jesus came to such a fullness of faith that He not only believed for resurrection but could boldly declare, “I am the resurrection” (John 11:25).
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