I have loved ones who are dying without hope of eternal life. I have urgent requests that haven't been attended to. She poured out her heart with an urgent request, and Jesus didn't come through. She lays the blame for Lazarus' death at His feet. I can just see Martha's arms crossed and her stern glare as she rebukes Jesus: "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died" (John 11:21). They told Him as much, as soon as He showed up (four days late according to them). They knew it would be no problem for Him. They knew Jesus could heal their brother.
I'm sure Mary and Martha were disappointed. The word "disappointed" is never penned in this text, but it is written all over the story. He didn't even heal from a distance like He did with the centurion's servant. When the message reached Jesus, He waited. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was (John 11:1–6). Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to death. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. So when they sent word to Him that Lazarus was sick. Had the message not reached Him? Lazarus lay dying.
The Teacher hadn't come and the sickness was progressing. Enjoy! -Hayley Mullins, True Woman Blog Manager
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It’s a few years old but still full of truth. We’re doing that today with this timeless post from our archives by Kimberly Wagner. In our journey of discovering True Hope in Jesus, sometimes it’s good to pull out an old, familiar book, devotional, journal entry, or song-rather than always having something new.
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