Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life

John 11:17-32

On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem.

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”

 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus said to her, “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. Do you believe this?”

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Neither the disciples nor the two sisters could understand Jesus' behavior, but the outcome for them all was a strengthening of trust in him. Jesus himself is resurrection and life. Martha already knows him to be the Messiah and Son of God. Mary knows he could have saved Lazarus from death.

Why?

Jesus knows what he wanted to do, so Jesus late to come to show Jesus has the right of the resurrection and the life.

Martha and Mary believed Jesus has this right but they believed her brother will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Jesus has his time, it is not our time, not our schedule or our desired time and result. But Jesus always gives us the best and the right time better than we expected.

How?

Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the resurrection and the life.