Tonight we studied John 11, the raising of Lazarus from the dead. John spends the first 5 verses of chapter 11 telling us how close Jesus was with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.I’m really taken aback by verse 6 because of how willing Jesus was to disappoint those who were so dear to him. Did you notice that when you read this passage?
John tells us how much Jesus loves these 3 and yet when he finds out that Lazarus was sick he stays where he was for 2 more days. Jesus could have simply spoken the word and Lazarus would have been healed. Jesus didn’t even need to go to Bethany, he could have healed Lazarus from right where he was and yet the scriptures tell us for the next 2 days he did nothing. What I want you to see in this passage is that Jesus chose to disappoint his very closest friends in order to carry out the plan and the purpose that God had in store for him. I think it’s important for us to see in this passage that sometimes God is going to disappoint our hopes and desires. There will be times, I’m sure there already have been times in your life, in which God does not do the things that we ask him to do.
When was a time that God disappointed you in order for God to carry out his purpose for your life?
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