I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE CHRIST / JOHN 11:27

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) John 11:27

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

Seeing Past the Kitchen: Martha’s Great Confession

We often give Martha a hard time. When her name comes up in conversation or Sunday school lessons, our minds immediately go to Luke 10:40-41, where she is flustered, distracted by preparations, and gently rebuked by Jesus for missing the “one thing” her sister Mary had found.

Because of that single snapshot, we frequently reduce Martha to a cautionary tale about busyness. But if we leave her in the kitchen, we miss one of the most explosive, foundational moments of faith in the entire New Testament.

Martha was not just a distracted host. She was a powerful woman of faith, a close friend of Jesus, and a disciple who recognized exactly who He was, even when her world was crashing down around her.

Faith in the Midst of Grief

In John 11, we find Martha in a radically different context. Her brother, Lazarus, has died. Jesus has arrived “late” by human standards, and the house is filled with mourners.

When Martha hears Jesus is coming, she doesn’t sit still. She runs out to meet Him on the road. Her initial words to Him carry the raw weight of grief: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

But notice what she says next, showing a staggering level of trust: “But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”

Even now. Before the tomb is opened, before the miracle takes place, and while the sting of death is entirely fresh, Martha anchors herself to the power of Jesus.

The Ultimate Declaration

Jesus looks at her and reveals one of His most profound identity statements: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live…” Then, He asks her a direct question: “Do you believe this?”

Martha’s response in John 11:27 deserves to be spoken in the same breath as Peter’s famous confession:

“Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

With these few words, Martha cuts through the noise of her grief and the expectations of the crowd. She declares a theological truth that many of the religious leaders of her day spent years trying to disprove. She recognizes His love, trusts His power, and submits to His ultimate purpose.

Martha teaches us that it is possible to be brokenhearted and completely faithful at the same time. You can question the timing of Jesus while still worshiping the authority of Jesus.

A Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the example of Martha—a woman who loved deeply, served willingly, and believed fiercely. Forgive us for the times we reduce people, or ourselves, to our weakest moments. Help us to see, through Martha’s life, that our moments of distraction do not disqualify us from moments of deep, world-changing faith.

Lord, when life hurts, when answers are delayed, and when we are standing outside our own seasons of grief, give us “even now” faith. Give us the courage to look at the impossible and declare, “I believe that you are the Christ.” We trust in Your love, we rely on Your power, and we rest in Your perfect purpose.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

1. I AM THE RESURRECTION / JOHN 11:25-26
2. STAYED WHERE HE WAS TWO MORE DAYS / JOHN 11:6
3. JESUS LOVED MARTHA AND HER SISTER AND LAZARUS / JOHN 11:5
4. SICKNESS FOR GOD’S GLORY / JOHN 11:4
5. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
6. THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH / JOHN 10:28
7. MY SHEEP LISTEN TO MY VOICE / JOHN 10:27
8. I KNOW MY SHEEP / JOHN 10:14-15
9. I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD / JOHN 10:11
10. THE THIEF COMES … I HAVE COME / JOHN 10:10
11. I AM THE GATE / JOHN 10:9
12. JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD / JOHN 10:1
13. THOSE WHO SEE WILL BECOME BLIND / JOHN 9:39
14. THEY THREW HIM OUT / JOHN 9:34
15. WORK OF GOD MIGHT BE DISPLAYED / JOHN 9:3
16. BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS BORN, I AM / JOHN 8:58
17. WILL NEVER SEE DEATH / JOHN 8:51
18. HE IS A LIAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
19. IF GOD WERE YOUR FATHER / JOHN 8:42
20. YOU WILL BE FREE INDEED / JOHN 8:36
21. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
22. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
23. IF YOU HOLD TO MY TEACHING / JOHN 8:31
24. I PASS JUDGMENT ON NO ONE / JOHN 8:15
25. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
26. NEITHER DO I CONDEMN YOU / JOHN 8:11
27. IF ANY ONE OF YOU IS WITHOUT SIN / JOHN 8:7
28. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
29. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
30. GAIN HONOR FOR HIMSELF / JOHN 7:18
31. IF ANYONE CHOOSES TO DO GOD’S WILL / JOHN 7:17
32. IT HATES ME / JOHN 7:6-7
33. FEAST OF TABERNACLES / JOHN 7:2-3
34. JESUS HAD KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING / JOHN 6:64
35. EATS MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD / JOHN 6:54
36. THE FATHER … DRAWS HIM / JOHN 6:44
37. MY FATHER’S WILL / JOHN 6:40
38. I WILL NEVER DRIVE AWAY / JOHN 6:37
39. I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE / JOHN 6:35
40. DON’T BE AFRAID / JOHN 6:20
41. JESUS PRAYS ALONE / JOHN 6:15
42. THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND /JOHN 6:7
43. MIRACLES / JOHN 6:1-2
44. DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT HE WROTE / JOHN 5:47
45. ACCEPT PRAISE FROM ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 5:44
46. YOU DILIGENTLY STUDY / JOHN 5:39-40
47. YOU HAVE SENT JOHN / John 5:33
48. THOSE WHO HAVE DONE GOOD – RISE TO LIVE – THOSE WHO HAVE DONE EVIL / JOHN 5:29
49. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
50. HEARS … BELIEVES / JOHN 5:24
51. MAKING HIMSELF EQUAL WITH GOD / JOHN 5:18-24
52. PERSECUTED HIM / JOHN 5:16
53. STOP SINNING / JOHN 5:14
54. THE MAN WAS CURED / JOHN 5:9-10
55. THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS / JOHN 5:5
56. SIGNS AND WONDERS / JOHN 4:48
57. CROP FOR ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:36
58. LOOK AT THE FIELDS / JOHN 4:35
59. SURPRISED TO FIND HIM TALKING WITH A WOMAN / JOHN 4:27
60. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
61. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
62. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
63. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
64. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
65. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
66. GIVES THE SPIRIT WITHOUT LIMIT / JOHN 3:34
67. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
68. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD /JOHN 3:16
69. JUST AS MOSES LIFTED UP THE SNAKE / JOHN 3:14-15
70. THE WIND … THE SPIRIT / JOHN 3:8
71. BORN OF WATER / JOHN 3:5
72. BORN AGAIN / JOHN 3:3
73. TEMPLE / JOHN 2:19
74. DROVE ALL FROM THE TEMPLE AREA / JOHN 2:15
75. SIGNS / JOHN 2:11
76. CHOICE WINE – HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK / JOHN 2:10
77. WINE – THEY HAVE NO MORE WINE / JOHN 2:3
78. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
79. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
80. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
81. THE TENTH HOUR /JOHN 1:39
82. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
83. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
84. PHARISEES / JOHN 1:24
85. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
86. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
87. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
88. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
89. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
90. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
91. HIS NAME WAS JOHN / JOHN 1:6
92. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS / JOHN 1:5
93. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
94. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
95. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
96. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

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