![]() JESUS CARES AND UNDERSTANDS (John 11:33-36) Our job is not to figure out when God will answer but to trust He will answer and do what is best.Ģ. We must learn to trust God and His timing even when they don’t seem right to us. In the difficult and painful moments (and they were really painful for Mary, Martha and Jesus), we must remember that Jesus is never late. How many times have you raised the same? Have you ever had an issue with God’s timing? We easily become worried and scared and start doubting God and His timing. We can read the repetition of these words as they speak with Jesus “If you had only been here …,” That’s helpful to us as we know the end of the passage. Verse 42 ‘for the benefit of the people…that they may believe.’.Verse 4 ‘It is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.’. ![]() Why? Doesn’t He care? Is he afraid of the religious leaders in Bethany? ![]() Time is vital, yet, Jesus doesn’t just wait for a few hours but two days. Jesus is about a day’s journey away from the home of Lazarus. How would you react if you received news that a loved one was dying? Most likely, you’d drop whatever you were doing to rush and be with them. So, it seems really strange on first reading that when Jesus receives an urgent message, that Lazarus, the ‘one Jesus loved’, is ill, Jesus delays. We know that Jesus loved this family and had a special relationship with them. This is the last of the miracles that Jesus performs in John before facing the cross and His own resurrection. They send an urgent message to Jesus, who is preaching nearby. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus are in Bethany when Lazarus is sick and almost dying. The Bible says that Jesus loved this family. Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha, and they were among Jesus’ closest friends.
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