24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. 30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
His voice is life.
Consider. Those who hear his voice, and respond with what is good...will rise from their graves.
This is radical stuff. It is radical hope. Jesus-followers, please don't ever sell this short.
His voice is life. It is victory over the grave. The Son has "life in himself," and he is our hope.
If this is our eternal hope, it's also our hope every day. There are countless opportunities for us to experience new life each moment.
John 5 calls these moments "the works of the Father" accomplished through Jesus. They are the proof of Jesus' identity.
Where have you seen these works in your own life this week?
See you Sunday at SOTH as this week's come together to give us the image of Jesus as the Living Word.
Grace & Peace,
Adam
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