A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 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.   So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” 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.”  So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where he was for the next two days.  Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”  The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.   And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”  Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.” When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.” Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.” “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” 

 (Joh: 11: 1-6-; 11-26-NLT) 

 

How many of us believe Jesus is still at work during a delay? How would we respond if we needed Jesus’ help but he responded by making us wait two or  more days before he answers or even two or three years? How do we respond to rejection or delays? Are our actions positive or negative when we can’t get what you want when you want it? When Jesus doesn’t show up at a particular time it’s always for us and not for him. In other words Jesus doesn’t have to show up just because we feel that he should. But whenever he does show up, we should be in expectancy of the miraculous to take place. Can we believe Jesus for an EVEN NOW EXPERIENCE? It doesn’t matter what goes on before Jesus shows up when he gets their change has to happen. Unfortunately, for some of us we want instant gratification and that my beloved is not always the plan of our Father, we must remember that HE knows what is best for each of us and when we are ready to accept the miracle or healing, or financial blessings or whatever we are asking for. We may think that we are capable of handling it, however, we may not be and our motives may we wrong also.

If we have been waiting for what we seem has been a long time for an answer, let us continue to trust in our Savior and have no doubts whatsoever about the Lord and his plans for our lives.

 

So, we can be assured not even death can stop Jesus; if we die in him, we shall rise again.