Any experience we have in this life can be an opportunity to learn from Jesus about himself, God the Father, the Holy Spirit, and ourselves. John brings that to our attention in chapter 1:
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Jesus came to make God known to us. He did so through his teachings and miracles. Even in our worst of times, Jesus is at work. in our lives.
Last week we explored Why Jesus Sometimes Delays while looking at the account of Jesus and Lazarus. Jesus received word that Lazarus was sick, but Jesus waited two days before he left where he was to go to Lazarus. He told the disciples
“Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
After Jesus arrived in Bethany where Lazarus lived with his sisters Mary and Martha, Jesus not only comforted Mary and Martha, he taught and sought to build Martha’s faith through the ordeal and his interaction with Mary showed his great compassion..
We see Jesus teaching Martha even in her grief.
Martha came out to meet Jesus expressing some faith.
“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
Jesus responded knowing what he was about to do.
“Your brother will rise again.”
Martha thought of the resurrection on the last day.
“I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
Jesus revealed a truth about himself to her;
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.”
He called out the faith in her.
“Do you believe this?”
Martha responded with faith.
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Martha went and got Mary. Mary ran out to Jesus.
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Then we see the compassion of Jesus. Jesus is not some detached unemotional guru like we see in movies. He deeply cares about what happens to us even though the hard times somehow fit into his big picture plans for us and others.
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. Where have you laid him?” he asked
and the shortest verse yet very powerful
Jesus wept.
When we go through difficult experiences, we need to trust Jesus. It helps to know that Jesus cares deeply about us. Yes he has the big picture of how everything fits into God’s plan, but do not mistake that for Jesus not caring. He has the eternal perspective. He knows this life is temporary for us.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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I loved the part you said about “Jesus is not some detached unemotional guru like we see in movies. He deeply cares about what happens to us even though the hard times somehow fit into his big picture plans for us and others.” Some people think if Jesus had really cared, He would have shown up “before” Lazarus died. God could have gotten glory from healing Lazarus before it got to that point, but how much MORE glory He got when Lazarus was raised from the dead. There’s no telling how many were converted because of that great miracle. They saw that Jesus was real, and there is nothing too hard or too far gone for Him to do in any given situation. God is so good!
Amen God is so good. Can you imagine being there and watching it?
It would have been powerful! I would have loved to have seen that!
me too 🙂
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A beautiful message. Sometimes we forget. Thank you.
Thank you little sister. How are you?
I am well, I pray you are getting the answers you need as well.
Thank you 🙏
Beautiful message! I wrote a devotional with a similar message. It is called “Jesus Wept”. This is the Holy-Spirit at work.
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we are so blessed to have a God that cares so deeply about us.
Yes we are 🙂
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I bless the Lord that He cares deeply about all our situation. He is touched by our weakness and infirmity. Beautiful lesson.
Thank you little sister.
How are you?
You are welcome. I am good thank God.
We can trust the Lord during difficult times, We can trust Him to be always faithful
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is a father and friend that loves us deeply. 🙌
Yes he is
Jesus does care, even about the little details of our lives. We are blessed. ❤️
Blessed to be a blessing 🙂
He has the eternal perspective.
Yes he does
Brother, just wrote on this one today on my blog. Blessings to you