Life is difficult. Bad things happen. Many times, things happen that are hard for us to grasp and understand. We must trust God in every situation.
Near Jerusalem was the town of Bethany where Jesus had some very special friends. Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha. Lazarus became very sick and his sisters sent word for Jesus to come and heal him. Jesus delayed going. When He finally went, Lazarus was dead. As a matter of fact, by the time he arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had been dead for four days.
Once they had sent the message of their brother’s severe illness, I can imagine every knock at the door brought a wave of hope that it was Jesus arriving to heal their brother. But Jesus never showed up while Lazarus was alive. Jesus told His disciples that their delay was for the purpose of the Son of God receiving glory. That statement probably flew right over their heads like many other things Jesus had said.
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