“WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND”“WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND”
aka “Judge nothing before time”
(1 Corinthians 4:5)
There
we have Mary and Martha beside themselves over their brother’s death.
Their
brother had died and Jesus had stopped off at Macca’s for a hamburger,
seemingly unconcerned about the death of Lazarus.
It
was four days before he got there.
Now
here’s the thing … according to Jewish tradition, when a person died,
his
spirit hung around in the sepulchre for three days trying to
get back
into the dead body.
After
that, the spirit cleared off completely.
In
addition, according to tradition, the first three days after death.
were called
the days of weeping, which were then followed by four days of mourning
(Genesis
34:8; 27:41; 50:10 and so on).
So
Jesus waits till the fourth day after death before appearing,
just so
everyone knew the significance of the delay … you know … dead is dead
is dead
is dead!
He
was about to demonstrate walking by faith and not by sight with “ …
if thou
wouldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of God.”
(John
11:40)
Mary
and Martha: “Jesus how can you be so callous … if you had been here you
would
not have let Lazarus die!”
Dear
Reader, let’s search the scriptures …
Jacob,
could not understand how God had let Jospeh be taken to Egypt.
Joseph
could not understand how the tempting wife of Potiphar
Abraham
could not understand why God would ask him to sacrifice his son.
And
so Dear Reader in your case has it been …
“God,
I don’t understand why you let my son be killed?”
“God,
I don’t understand why I have been given cancer?”
“God,
I don’t understand the twists and turns in my life?”
“God,
I don’t understand why my good plans of serving you have been
thwarted?
“God, I don’t understand why the blessings
I have needed have been kept from me?”
Dear Reader, God does not expect us to understand, but
only believe and be obedient.
You do not expect your child to understand … only
believe.
Be
comforted by this wonderful hymn
that goes like
this …
ALL
THE WAY MY SAVIOUR LEADS ME
1.
All
the way my Saviour leads me,
What
have I to ask beside?
Can
I doubt his tender mercy,
Who
through life has been my guide.
Heavenly
peace, divinest comfort,
Here
by faith in him to dwell!
For
I know whate’er befall,
Jesus
doeth all things well.
2.
All
the way my Saviour leads me,
Cheers
each winding path I tread,
Gives
me grace for every trial,
Feeds
me with the living bread.
Though
my weary steps may falter,
And
my soul a-thirst may be,
Gushing
from the Rock before me,
Lo,
a spring of joy I see.
3.
All
the way my Saviour leads me,
O
the fullness of his love,
Perfect
rest to me is promised,
In
my Father’s house above.
When
my spirit clothed immortal,
Wings
its flight to realms of day,
This
my song through endless ages,
Jesus
led me all the way.
Dear
Reader, truly …
“…
For
my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways,
saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my
ways
higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
(Isaiah
55:8-9)
Harley Hitchcock
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“HOW JESUS PRAYS TO HIS
FATHER”
aka “The raising
of Lazarus”
“HOW CAN I
INCREASE MY FAITH?”
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