Today's Bible reading is the 11th chapter of the Book of John. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+11&version=NASB

Near Jerusalem, in the village of Bethany, lived Mary, Martha and their brother, Lazarus.The account of Lazarus' death and of Jesus calling him forth from the tomb is one of the more well known stories in the entire Bible. We read in today's text that Jesus had a special relationship with Lazarus and his two sisters. It simply and without hesitation says that He loved them. Mary and Martha had sent word to Jesus, telling Him that their brother was sick. It seems evident that they had anticipated He would come and make Lazarus well. It is equally clear that Jesus delayed coming until after Lazarus had died in order that God would be glorified in the matter. When Jesus did arrive we see Martha saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died." Jesus tells her that her brother will rise again and when Martha answers back, saying that she knows that Lazarus will rise again in the resurrection on the last day, Jesus speaks some of the greatest words of hope found in scripture. "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die". It is difficult to find the words to adequately describe the wonder of those words. Because He is the resurrection and the life, I will live even if I die. Because I have believed in Him by grace and through faith, I will never die! After those words were spoken Jesus then asked, "Do you believe this?" What an appropriate question to consider after yesterday's Easter celebration. Do you believe in Jesus?