IF ANY DOUBTERS REMAIN

John 11:1-8
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

The Raising of Lazarus

1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”

8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”


Jesus knew that despite His teaching, despite the good works, despite the miracles, there were still those in Judea who did not get it. They still doubted His deity. They still were calling Him a blasphemer. They still wanted to stone Him to death. Jesus hadn’t given up. He was willing to face these doubters hoping that they would see the light.

Jesus had healed a blind man and He had healed others who were sick. Jesus waited until everyone would know for certain that Lazarus was dead. Maybe they would see the glory of God and the Son if they would see a dead man walk out of his grave.

Jesus doesn’t give up on you and me. He still is showing us His glory every day, so that we might see and follow Him more diligently.

Where will you see His glory today? What will you fix in your life because you see His glory?