“This ought not to surprise you at all. In fact, the time is coming when all those
who are in their graves will hear the voice of the Son of Man.” John 5:28 EFP
This text is an obvious reference to
the resurrection. Clearly Jesus is
sweeping away any doubt about the event that will take place for all who
die. They will hear His voice calling
them back to life—good and evil. Note
that they will be in their graves when they hear the voice that raises them
back to consciousness. The statement is clear and sobering.
But I can’t help but see a secondary
meaning to the text. It speaks to me as
one who at one time was counted among the “living dead.” I am not alone. There are people all around me who do not
know the meaning of life. We are
swallowed up by a quasi-life masquerading as the real thing. It is more existence than the abundant life our
Creator wants us to experience (John 10:10).
His voice is calling all the lost and lonely to come to the
life-giver. He calls us to come out of
our grave of doubt, despair, and defeat.
He cries out for us to come out of the tomb of fear, failure, and
faithlessness. He calles me into life.
And he reminds me daily that “whoever believes in the Son has eternal
life.” (John 3:36) It’s that simple.
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