Faith in the Resurrection
By James Smetham
“I KNOW that he shall rise again.” Do you, indeed? How do you know it? You have seen death often; have you seen a resurrection? If you know that he shall rise again, you are a believer; for here there is no proof but faith. How blessed is he that believes! Every portion of faith is precious, from the first dawning recognition of God to the “full assurance of faith.” It is a comfortable thought that Christ dieth no more and that He will bring with Him those who sleep in Him. If we know this only by faith, yet we do know it; and this fact, carefully entertained and treasured, ought from this time to be constantly at work on our moral nature. No one can be the same after the death of one very near to him; he will either be much better or much worse, and surely then, when the hand of God is stretched out to resume a soul, the ear of God is very near and very open, and His voice very clear in saying, “What can I do for thee?” He waits then for some very earnest response.—James Smetham.