Have you ever been so tired that you fell asleep the minute your head hit the pillow? Then, when you woke up, you felt completely refreshed and ready to go?

Jesus told people who went to the tomb of Lazarus from Bethany that the dead were just sleeping (John 11:11).

When He raised Lazarus from the dead, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26).

That’s how it will be for us someday, too. When we die, we will sleep in death for a while until Jesus comes back to take those who have been saved to heaven for all eternity. It will be as He said: He came to take those who follow and obey, to move them from death into a new eternal life (John 5:24).

When you know Jesus as your Savior, you don’t need to fear death because it is only for a while, and then you will wake up to receive your new eternal life.