So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
When Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.
So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died. I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”
John 11:3-6, 14-15 CSB
This narrative shows that Gods ways are not our ways! His plans are always deeper and more profitable than my small mind can comprehend. I would have wanted Jesus to heal my brother before he died…that would have avoided so much pain and sadness. That is what I want after all…minimum pain, minimum sadness, minimum suffering. When those things are increased, I am tempted to feel like God isn’t there, or at least He is not helping.
Yet this passage tells us that sometimes God allows things we would never choose because He LOVES us! He knows our hearts need to see the impossible so that we can trust Him even more.
Lord, admittedly, I don’t like this strategy…help me to trust Your plan, because I know You ALWAYS do what is BEST for me.
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