John 12:17 "Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word."
In the midst of the craziness of Lazarus' death and his being raised these people saw how marvelous Jesus is. They saw how Jesus took a hopeless situation and turned it on its head. They put their faith in Jesus because of the way that he worked and now they are spreading the word about Jesus.
This is our mantle and call. If you have been raised from the dead (Jesus took a dead heart and a lifeless spiritual body and breathed life into you) then you are a spreader of the word. How could you possibly contain what Jesus did for you? I am talking about the fact that before you knew Jesus "you were dead in your transgressions and sins... but God, in his great love for you, being rich in mercy, made you alive with Jesus. (Ephesians 2:1,4-5)" He brought you to life man! Now it is your responsibility to tell others about that.
But here is my question; who have you told? How many people have you actually told about this 'Great News?' If Jesus brought you to life then I think that is pretty big news!? Think about this... we gather our loved ones to tell them about a promotion, or a birthday, or an engagement, or retirement, or an expectancy. But what about saying this, "guys guess what... I AM ALIVE!?! I was dead but now I am alive. Jesus gave me Life!" That is news! Why wouldn't we be ambitious to spread it.
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