The resurrection and the life

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?’” John 11:25-26
This ‘I am’ statement of Jesus Christ comes as He is speaking to Martha, the sister of Lazarus, after her brother had died and been buried. Jesus would go on to raise Lazarus from the dead, but first He talks to Martha and encourages her, to reflect on the eternal life that He offers.
Jesus doesn’t just have resurrection life, but He is the resurrection and the life. Everything on this planet that is alive today, is alive because Jesus is sustaining it. Resurrection is the conquering of death. For Lazarus and other who were raised from the dead, this was a temporary thing. But when Jesus was raised from the dead, it was to His resurrection body – the same kind of body that we will enjoy upon our own resurrection.
How do we obtain this? By believing in Him. If we believe in Him, though we die physically, we will live spiritually, forever. The resurrection life is available to us today. Our walk with the Lord continues after death, without missing a beat.