--THE DEFINITIVE QUESTION ~~

-"Everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? (John 11:26)-- crackthebook

--AWESOME teachers have the skill to ask questions that lead students to go deeper into a subject. The teacher's active listening and follow-up questions take students beyond the surface to things they at first could never imagine.

The death of Lazarus shows how Jesus set up a question that had a decisive answer about the fate of a person after death.

Mary and Martha summoned Jesus to help their brother, Lazarus, who was dying. They knew Jesus had helped so many others and were confident that He could do the same for their brother; but Jesus was too late, and Lazarus died.

Jesus showed God's glory by raising Lazarus from the dead, but raising a person to mortal life again was not Jesus' real purpose. Jesus wanted Mary, Martha, and us today to know that His top concern is that a person shall never die but have the gift of everlasting life.

A person must live and believe that Jesus is the only way to eternal life. Any other belief will not work. Jesus' question is definitive: "Do you believe this?" Having faith is the key. As children of God, we have faith, so we can answer, "Yes, I believe." ~~

-"LORD Jesus, we praise You that we have the gift of faith so that we can say, along with Martha, "Yes, Lord; I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God." Even as You said, "I and My Father are One." -(JOHN 10:30) ~~

--Portals Of Prayer~ --"Morning Has Broken" / Cat Stevens ~ <https://youtu.be/we-n-Zmglt0>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]