Jesus was again deeply moved. When He came to the tomb He commanded that the stone be removed. This caused some consternation because of the natural expectation that there would be a strong smell because of the decomposition of the body.
Jesus replies by reminding Martha that He had said that if they believed they would see the glory of God. To generalise this lesson, we can all be faced with situations which seem utterly lost, but the word of God is that if we believe in what He has said then we will see the glory of God. Ie we will see that what God says is of greater effect and importance than even the most serious of "facts". Note that this does NOT mean "whatever we believe will happen". It does mean that If God has said something will happen then it will happen.
Jesus prayed to His Father, but did this for the benefit of the people, to help them understand and believe. Jesus then commanded Lazarus to come out, which he did. Lazarus was then restored to normal.
Jesus replies by reminding Martha that He had said that if they believed they would see the glory of God. To generalise this lesson, we can all be faced with situations which seem utterly lost, but the word of God is that if we believe in what He has said then we will see the glory of God. Ie we will see that what God says is of greater effect and importance than even the most serious of "facts". Note that this does NOT mean "whatever we believe will happen". It does mean that If God has said something will happen then it will happen.
Jesus prayed to His Father, but did this for the benefit of the people, to help them understand and believe. Jesus then commanded Lazarus to come out, which he did. Lazarus was then restored to normal.
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