10/30/2023 0 Comments Jesus wept for lazarus verseHis casual execution by a white man with no hint of mercy or concern about killing a defenseless man in broad daylight is one of the saddest and most outrageous things we have ever seen. George Floyd’s murder was absolutely shocking. Or was he just grieved to know that even his most ardent friends and followers didn’t understand his true identity or mission even when he tried to explain it to them, point-blank?ĭespite everything he had said and done during his miraculous three year ministry – and despite even raising Lazarus from his grave – he had to realize that no one really ‘got it.’ Why did he cry? Was he overwhelmed by the mourners who had come to comfort Mary and Martha? Was he suddenly distraught about his good friend Lazarus’ death? Was he grieving the terrible death he knew he would soon suffer on the cross? Some time after this moment – but before he called Lazarus out of his tomb alive – Jesus wept. Martha said yes but quickly hustled away to find her sister. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. ![]() Her brother had been dead for four days.īut Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. When Jesus arrived and assured Martha that Lazarus would rise again she sadly deflected his words as a ‘pie in the sky’ promise of heaven. This verse dates back to the death of Lazarus, a good friend of Jesus, and to his sisters Mary and Martha who were heartbroken that Jesus didn’t come quickly enough to save their brother. ![]() John 11:35 is the verse – Jesus wept – and it speaks to the condition of my heart these days and perhaps to yours as well.
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