Life After Life

Today’s reading: John 5:24-47

“...all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.” - John‬ ‭5:28-29‬

What we do with Jesus IN this life will have everything to do with what Jesus does with us AFTER this life.

Just entertaining the thought of what things will be like after this life can be overwhelming and frightening. We will be stepping into what we do not know. Yet this section of Jesus’ teaching shows us we have the opportunity to not fear because of who will be stepping through with us.

May the thought of eternal judgment only unsettle us for others. May it motivate us to see that as many as possible will be raised to life now AND later.

Two scriptures that parallel this teaching of Jesus are:

Romans 6:1-11 + 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Jesus, thank you for raising us now and promising to raise us later. Come quickly! (Revelation 22:20-21)