“Jesus began to cry. The Jews said, “See how much he loved him!” But some of them said, “He healed the eyes of the man born blind. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?””
John 11:35-37 CEB
Have you ever been in a situation where you have a really good secret that will surprise and bless people but you can’t share it until it’s time for the party or the reveal? That was Jesus, in the account of Lazarus’s death and Jesus raising him from the dead.
If you read all of John chapter 11, there are plenty of hints being dropped by Jesus. However, nobody, not his disciples, not Mary and Martha, not one was picking up what Jesus was throwing down.
Many scholars have their theories on why Jesus wept over Lazarus‘s tomb. My theory is this: they didn’t get it. They didn’t pick up on why he delayed the trip so that His glory would be shown to all through raising Lazarus from the dead. So Jesus wept. He wept for their unbelief. He wept for their hearts convinced that He didn’t have a plan or a purpose in this, regardless of the outcome. He wept because they couldn’t let go of these earthly mindsets to grab ahold of eternal promises. He wept because this was the precursor to His own death and resurrection. He wept because He knew that after 3 years of ministry with them, they still had many doubts to work through. He wept for their eyes to be opened to His authority over death and the grave.
The stone in front of whatever is keeping you from truly letting go of what has passed and letting God give you His eternal future has to be moved or removed before God can resurrect the life you could be living with Him by your side. Some things have to be buried for good. Some things are seeds that don’t reveal themselves until later and some things have to be called out and revived in Jesus name.
Jesus told them to remove the stone from the tomb. He did not remove the stone for them. When we are willing to let go and roll the stone away, God is ready to move on your behalf.
Lord, help us let go of the things that stand in the way of your resurrection power and let You have Your way in our lives. Help us accept what is removed, help us nurture the seeds that are planted for later, help us seize the moment of revival in us for today. Amen
“Jesus said, “ Remove the stone. ” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, “Lord, the smell will be awful! He’s been dead four days.” Jesus replied, “ Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you will see God’s glory? ””
John 11:39-40 CEB
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