Day 65 - John 11:1-16

A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”12 The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” 13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.14 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.”

Tori's Comments:

"for YOUR sakes" (vs. 15) Interesting. Again we see Jesus glorifying God with his actions, but also working things together for the good of those who love him (aka disciples).

Terrie's Comments:

Jesus was given knowledge through the Holy Spirit about what was happening with Lazarus.  There were no phones, email or social networks.  Because Jesus listened to only what God wanted him to do and to say through the power of the Holy Spirit inside of him God's perfect will was always done.  This is another great example of how that played out.  In our human experience if a friend is sick we would immediately want to run to see them, especially if we got word that it was fatal.  Lazarus was a close friend to Jesus.  I am sure this was a time when he wrestled with his flesh.  However Jesus obeyed the Spirit's leading and God was glorified!!

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