If you’ve ever been
at a spot where you felt like God placed your call on divert? You will totally
relate with this post.
Life can give us
all shades of grey. The shade we see determines the sustainability of our joy
through those rough times.
Jesus had become
really close to Lazarus and his two pretty sisters- Mary and Martha. Jesus the supreme
healer who went about doing good was their very own intimate friend turned
brother. When Lazarus fell ill, there was no better person to call other than
their healing friend. Jesus got the news but stayed back at his location.
One would have
thought Jesus didn’t care about Lazarus. It would be human to think of it that
way. However, the divine thought about it differently.
Does it feel like
God has ignored your calls lately? Below are some inspirations from Lazarus’
experience.
1. God holds back so that when he
eventually shows up (He certainly does), His wondrous work in your life would
be beyond doubt.
Think of it this way, you like it when He
comes through; He likes it more when his works in your life is impossible to
scoff, query or doubt. How about that?
That’s
why someone reading this called him to give them a child at some point; He
waited a little bit to send them a baby the grand way (ear shocking, heart bursting).
2.
God
speaks the end so whatever He is told you would still be even if the story
doesn’t play out as expected.
Jesus
said Lazarus’ sickness wasn’t unto death. However Lazarus died and was buried!
We could easily say Jesus was lying. People
could have even thought for a moment that Jesus’ prophetic declaration failed
this time.
We
need to understand that God doesn’t speak from our human realms of limitation. He always speaks the done deal.
Did
God gave you a word and what He said would or wouldn’t happen played out the
opposite way? Don’t worry. The end isn’t until it is.
3.
God
has a term for your current situation. He definitely doesn’t call it the end.
Jesus
said Lazarus was sleeping. How laughable is that? Very funny , if you ask me.
Lazarus was in the grave already. He had been buried for four solid days and
Jesus could dare call that sleeping? He termed Lazarus’ death as sleep?
God
has a term for your situation. Use his terms and call it what He calls it.
Don’t
call it what medical science calls it. Don’t call it what economic science
calls it. Call it what He calls it. He calls it temporal and He hasn’t just the
intention but also the ability to safely bring you through it into your desired
end.
Please
don’t give a permanent label (death) to something God has called temporal (sleep).
4.
Every
time God delays, we get the opportunity to see a new dimension of Him that we
otherwise wouldn’t have seen.
Jesus
told his disciples that Lazarus was actually dead. They didn’t understand his grammar
when he earlier said Lazarus was asleep. They were surprised when He said, “Let’s
go wake him up”.
Jesus
was glad he wasn’t there because now, the disciples would know beyond doubt
that who he was and what He could do. (John 11:15)
Instead
of looking out for what "sin" you may have
committed to deserve such grey rose in your life right now, look out for what
dimension of God’s immaculate goodness he is about to show you through the grey
situation.
5.
Though
He tarries, He won’t take as much length of time as you fear.
When
Jesus told pretty Mary that her brother will arise? She thought He was referring
to the resurrection morning. Jesus told her “I am the resurrection and the life.
Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying” (John 11:25 NKJV)
The
words, “I am” was the same words God used in revealing himself to Moses.
I
believe God says He is “I am” because He would be anything required by our
situations.
In
Lazarus’ situation, I am showed up as the resurrection and the life. In your situation,
what do you think he would show up as?
I
am can be the womb constructor
I
am can be the lost funds restorer
I
am can be the broken relationship builder
I
am can be anything your situation requires!!!
So
don’t think it’s going to take him forever to fix.
I
am introduces himself in the present tense because He is our ever present help
in time of trouble.
The
moment Jesus introduced himself as the resurrection and Life, Mary caught it!
She
proclaimed, Yes Lord. I have always believed you are the messiah, the Son of
God, the one who has come into the world from God.” (John 11:27 NKJV)
At
that proclamation, Jesus proceeded to give life to her once dead brother.
Do
you at least, believe in Jesus as your savior? Do you believe in Him as the son
of God?
If
you do believe these things, then it shouldn’t be hard to believe that your
situation isn’t a statement of his permanent intention. He is still working for
you.
Go
chill in praise to Him!
Committed
to your fulfillment
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