The Implication : Wait

Most people know the story of Lazarus in the Bible (John Chapter 11) – the person who rose from the dead by Jesus.

How impossible yet remarkable true story:

There was a man who was very sick to an extend whereby he was at the verge of dying. So one of the sisters went and sent words to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” (John 11:3)

What Jesus reply simply was, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” (John 11:4)

Upon hearing was Jesus said, I believe no one know what He meant at that point of time, until the Work is being done in a few days later. The interesting thing what Jesus did is at verse 6: “Yet when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two more days.” (John 11:6)

We may ask why did Jesus want to stay for another 2 more days despite knowing that His beloved one was dying? We don’t understand. We would want to rush to the scene and be with our love ones if know our love ones is dying.

Not only we are amazed that Jesus stayed on 2 more days, we are also amazed that Jesus was willing to go back to the place where He was not welcomed where Lazarus was laid. There might be a possibility that Jesus and His disciples may be stoned to death if they went back to where Lazarus was. But it was of no concern of Him for He said, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world’s light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light.” (John11: 9-10)

When Jesus reached Bethany, He found out that Lazarus had been dead for 4 days. And Martha said to Jesus IF you had been there, her brother would not have died. (John 11:21 & 32) The word ‘IF’ implied Martha’s limitation on believing what Jesus can do to the impossible just like how we have difficulties in believing God will deliver us from all sufferings we are experiencing nowadays.

As the story goes by, Jesus wanted to see Lazarus who have been dead for 4 days and may had a bad odor already but He reminded all again just as He had said in John 11:4 – “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see that glory of God?”

The people agreed with Jesus and took away the stone where He released Lazarus from the dead by calling out to him, ““Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hand and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.” (John 11:43-44)




Moral: Are we willing to wait for God? The 2 days that Jesus delayed might not be our 2 days. It might be longer – weeks, months or even years..
But if we are willing to wait on Him, we’ll experience something that is beyond our imaginations. Something so great that we could never have thought that God will do for us – just like how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.

An impossible possibility (Linked) I termed it. Impossible for us, and possible for God.

Impossible is nothing.

Believe.

Agape

eugene