38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
John 11:38-44
What He was saying was clear. I may be asking for healing. But He may be wanting to do a resurrection. I wrote a short post about it before saying, my King has chosen not to open a tomb in my life as of yet. And I will wait. And my good King was kind to me. He busied me with His work, and showed me the beauty of what was around me. He showed me wonderful things I had never seen before. Then just a few weeks ago, I got an email from Game Connection. The first line that loaded was this:
This surprised me, and brought to mind immediately the message my King had given me more than a month earlier. Why in the world would Game Connection send me a message like this? It didn't register, until the whole email loaded:
It was a "Happy Halloween" message. Still. I couldn't help but think... Could it be? Could my King be opening my tomb finally? I didn't want to think too much of it. But I couldn't help but hope. May I hope, my Lord? Would You finally heal my broken heart and bind up my wounds? Would You cause my heart to beat again? I believe, my King. Would You show me Your glory? I live hoping, my King. I cannot help it. Fulfill Your promises to Your servant, my King, and show me Your glory.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
John 11:38-44
What He was saying was clear. I may be asking for healing. But He may be wanting to do a resurrection. I wrote a short post about it before saying, my King has chosen not to open a tomb in my life as of yet. And I will wait. And my good King was kind to me. He busied me with His work, and showed me the beauty of what was around me. He showed me wonderful things I had never seen before. Then just a few weeks ago, I got an email from Game Connection. The first line that loaded was this:
This surprised me, and brought to mind immediately the message my King had given me more than a month earlier. Why in the world would Game Connection send me a message like this? It didn't register, until the whole email loaded:
It was a "Happy Halloween" message. Still. I couldn't help but think... Could it be? Could my King be opening my tomb finally? I didn't want to think too much of it. But I couldn't help but hope. May I hope, my Lord? Would You finally heal my broken heart and bind up my wounds? Would You cause my heart to beat again? I believe, my King. Would You show me Your glory? I live hoping, my King. I cannot help it. Fulfill Your promises to Your servant, my King, and show me Your glory.
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