“THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE THAT YOU SENT ME!”

 

John 11:38-44                 (ESV)

JESUS Raises Lazarus

“[38] Then JESUS, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. [39] JESUS said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “LORD, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead FOUR DAYS.” [40] JESUS said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of GOD?” [41] So they took away the stone. And JESUS lifted up HIS eyes and said, “FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU have heard ME. [42] I knew that YOU always hear ME, but I said this on account of the people standing around, “THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE THAT YOU SENT ME”.” [43] When HE had said these things, HE cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” [44] The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. JESUS said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

How many times did JESUS resurrect a body that had been dead for four days???  As a matter of fact, some were concerned that there would be an odor when the tomb was unsealed.  There was numerous reasons to believe that Lazarus should have been forgotten about, especially since he had been dead for FOUR DAYS!  But when JESUS was in the equation, NOTHING IS/WAS IMPOSSIBLE!!!

JESUS was in an interesting spot in the Scriptures above.  It was apparent that HE KNEW that HE was GOD IN FLESH, but some people who were “in the midst” may not have been SURE that HE was DIVINITY!  He simply had to cause a dear friend, Lazarus, to be DEAD for FOUR DAYS and then raise him from the dead!!  No problem, since HE WAS/IS GOD IN FLESH!!!

HE IS STILL working miracles that are readily apparent to EYES that are able to SEE!  Nineteen years ago I was in a drug induced coma and the supposed outcome wasn’t very good!!  But on July 25 in the early hours of the morning my blood pressure plummeted!  This story is difficult to tell because I was healed so totally and quickly!  

There are many people who still say that it might have been “not as bad as it seemed”, but my personal physician wrote in my medical records on September 25, 2007 “However, he has had a remarkable recovery that can only be described as a miracle from GOD”!!!  My doctor for almost 40 years makes no qualms about anyone knowing “THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE THAT YOU SENT ME”!!!

I am CERTAINLY BLESSED to be used by GOD for people to SEE HIS GOODNESS through my life!!!