![]() ![]() DEATH IS NO MORE A DEATH FOR CHRISTIANS - IT IS JUST RESTING - R. Same with us, if we do not grow spiritually or if our spirit man do not grow within us, we cannot understand spiritual things.ġ Corinthians 2:11 - "For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of a man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.ĥ. Disciples did not understand Jesus' spiritual terminology, they said "that's fine, if he is sleeping, it is good for him".īut Jesus had to make it plainly in verse 14 saying "Lazarus is dead".ĭisciples were not so spiritual that they would understand Jesus' spiritual terminology immediately. John 11:7 - 16 - Jesus was speaking in spiritual terms like "Lazarus is sleeping, let us go and wake him up". SPIRITUAL THINGS CAN BE UNDERSTOOD BY SPIRITUAL PEOPLE: So, God's waiting is never a wasting in our lives.Ĥ. So, when God is waiting in our lives, and things do not happen immediately, we need to keep Trusting God believing that GOD IS DOING SOMETHING BIGGER than what we expect. Jesus was waiting to bring a greater glory to God. Raising a dead person after the body is decomposed is much BIGGER INCIDENT than healing a sick body. Why? Why did Jesus wait until Lazarus died? Why wouldn't He move immediately?īecause if Jesus moves immediately He would reach Lazarus while he was sick and He would heal him.īut if He would wait for 2 more days, He can go to raise Lazarus who would die for 4 days. John 11:6 - When Jesus heard Lazarus was sick, He choose to wait for another 2 days until Lazarus dies. If Jesus moved emotionally, He wouldn't be waiting for another 2 days to see Lazarus. We see that Jesus was not moving according to His emotions but according to the prompting of His Spirit. Specially with the ones we love (as it says Jesus loved Lazarus), we cannot hold our emotions if anything goes wrong with them. Why? Not that we should not go immediately if someone is in emergency but Jesus knew what He was going to do. Jesus heard Lazarus was sick but He did not move emotionally nor He rushed to go to see Lazarus. ![]() We need to move by the spirit not by our emotions. John 11:6 - Jesus heard Lazarus was sick but DID NOT MOVE EMOTIONALLY. ![]() But it is not our spirituality that draws God towards us, but our gratitude for His love that draws God more closer to us.Ģ. Many times we think that we are deserved to be benefitted by God for our good deeds or our spiritual activities. Which tells us that not that we do for God is important comparing with what Jesus did for us. Here the love of Lazarus towards Jesus was not highlighted but the LOVE OF JESUS towards Lazarus was highlighted. GOD'S LOVE MUST BE HIGHLIGHTED NOT OUR LOVE: What are those 7 lessons we can learn from?ġ. ![]()
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