“He Can See Because
Of This World’s Light”
A man
named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her
sister Martha lived. Mary would later pour perfume on the Lord. She would also
wipe his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was sick in bed. So the
sisters sent a message to Jesus. "Lord," they told him, "the one
you love is sick."
When Jesus heard
this, he said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's
glory. God's Son will receive glory because of it."
Jesus loved Martha
and her sister and Lazarus. But after he heard Lazarus was sick, he stayed
where he was for two more days.
Then he said to his
disciples, "Let us go back to
"But
Rabbi," they said, "a short time ago the Jews tried to kill you with
stones. Are you still going back there?"
Jesus answered,
"Aren't there 12 hours of daylight? A person who walks during the day
won't trip and fall. He can see because of this world's light. But when he
walks at night, he'll trip and fall. He has no light."
John
11:1-10
Powerful silence is
something we admire, but it can be frustrating or disappointing in our
relationship with God when He is silent.
Such was the case of
Lazarus. His family did not understand that Jesus could raise the dead. It was
this powerful silence that showed the strength of God, through His Son Jesus.
Think of those days
of absolute silence. His silence is the sign that He is bringing you into a
marvelous understanding of Himself. If God has given you a silence, praise Him.
He is bringing you into the great run of His purposes.
We can
trust our loving Lord, even when He is silent.
True
trust in God stays strong even when He is silent.
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