Martha's Amazing Confession Series

And so Jesus has to bring Martha to a better understanding of who He is.

Verse 25 and 26 (READ).

I AM – “ego eimi” – the resurrection and the life. This is a clear statement by Jesus that He is God. He is God almighty. He’s the same God who said to Moses “I AM”. He’s the same God who created all things. In-fact; that’s how John begins this Gospel account – remember? “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… and the Word became flesh.” All things were made by Him, and for Him, and without Him there wasn’t anything made that was made. Jesus is saying, “I AM the same God who created Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into him.”

I am the God who will bring about this resurrection on the last day. It’s not only that Jesus has the power of life IN Him, He is the power. He is the life. In-fact; you don’t have life… true, eternal, abundant, “zoe” life, without Jesus! So Jesus is saying that He is the source of life, both physical and spiritual.

Turn with me back to John 5:26 (READ).

And Jesus goes on and explains to Martha, “Whoever believes in Me, even if they die physically, they will be raised up to life “zao… and not only that… if you are a believer, you will have eternal life “zoe”.”

And then look at what Jesus does… He doesn’t just leave it with, “Oh hey, I’m God, I’m the one who creates life. I have the power over life and death. I have the power to give eternal life…” He looks at Martha, in the last part of verse 26 and asks her, “DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?”

And that’s the ultimate question isn’t it?

DO YOU BELIEVE? What do you believe about Jesus? Do you believe He can give you eternal life? Do you believe that He has made you right with God? Do you believe that He can forgive you of your sins? Do you believe that He has done EVERYTHING that needs to be done in order to do those things? Do you believe this? Now look at Martha’s reply in verse 27.

“Yes Lord…” So right there, she says “Yes I believe everything you just said. And you are in-fact my Lord. My King. My Master and Commander. You are Lord and Sovereign over my life.” And then she goes on, “I believe that you are the Christ…” The Christ is a title… it means Anointed One, Messiah, Savior. And she goes on… she says, “Not only do I believe what you just said Jesus, that You are the Resurrection and the Life, and not only do I believe that You are Lord… and not only do I believe that You are The Christ. I believe that You are the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

Remember when Jesus asked Peter, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are The Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Thomas… after the resurrection, bowed down and said to Jesus, “My Lord and my God.” But Martha, man, Martha gets it. And then look what she does (READ vs. 28). So before… Martha demanded that Mary leave Christ’s feet and come help her, but now… Now Martha is bringing Mary to Christ.

Church; that’s what this passage is about. It’s about knowing Christ, and believing in Christ, and trusting Him with everything. To the point where He changes you, and you become a new creation. It’s about giving Him all your hopes and fears, and you future. It’s about not stopping half-way in your relationship with Jesus, but pressing on, going deeper. It’s about having faith, even when you don’t understand… Having faith, even when things are hard.