First Presbyterian Church Of Baton Rouge

From God’s view, death is not nearly as big of a problem as unbelief. Distance and time pose no obstacles to the purposes of the Creator who entered his creation. External conditions and events, even death, are not our main dilemmas. The inner darkness, the estrangement from the Father, and the enslavement to sin are the greatest threats to our eternal life. To the family and disciples, Lazarus seemed irretrievably gone. “But to Jesus, Lazarus had not even come close to leaving the Son’s custody or domain.” For Jesus has all authority over life and death. Death may seem to steal life from us. But death cannot steal a life from Jesus. Our Christ is greater than death. Only unbelief can separate us from Jesus and his eternal life. That’s why he asked Martha that crucial question. “I am the resurrection and the life. Do you believe this?”