And Now Is

February 14

“Most assuredly, I say to you,
the hour is coming, and now is,
when the dead will hear
the voice of the Son of God;
and those who hear will live."
John 5:25

At first glance, it seems the Lord is speaking of the resurrection promised to all believers. Surely at that time "the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God." BUT ... why did the Lord say the hour is coming AND NOW IS?

There's a gem hidden here.

"And now is" implies that this doesn't refer only to the future resurrection, but that even NOW the resurrection power of God reigns in our lives. Have you ever witnessed a miracle? Have you ever received from God what no human could have provided? Have you ever been set free from something you had no power over? All these are the results of the victory Jesus obtained over all the power of the enemy. All of these are the resurrection power of Christ at work in us.

"The thief does not come except to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy.
I have come that they may have LIFE,
and that they may have it more abundantly."
John 10:10

Since the sin of Adam death has reigned over the entire earth. Even plants die. All dies. But Jesus says he has come to give us life. He has come to bring the resurrection power of God into our lives.

Saints, approach the Lord in your distress. He holds our lives in his hands, and when we are overcome with the death principle working in our lives, he will bring life into our situation. The power of resurrection is the mighty power of God, not only to the dead who WILL in the future hear his voice, but also in the NOW to those who call upon his Name.