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The Good Father
** Jesus knew what he was going to do from verse 4. The illness was so that he might be glorified.
Yet, when he arrived at the tomb he was met with both Martha and Mary saying that “If you had been here...” and missing that he WAS there then.
His plan, it seems like for the whole time, was that Laz would come back to life so that he would be glorified.
In order for him to be glorified, people would have to look deeper than the miracle to him and who he was.
Who gives life?
For us: God is a good father.
We were shrouded in death and he made a way that we could find life!
Not just life, life abundant.
This is the last miracle before Jesus’ death.
It is the one that could reveal who Jesus was, if people would listen.
I. Me and We
Father’s Day
We are going to “back up” and take a fuller and more complete look at this account.
We will see that he is a good, good Father.
However, we tend to doubt his goodness and intentions toward us.
II.
God
John 11:38 NLTJesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
John 11:38 NLTJesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
John 11:39 NRSVJesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.”
It’s easy to get caught up with Laz.
coming back to life and miss some of the other nuances of this passage.
When we read through the passage, without really taking into account what has happened before and what might be driving things, it’s easy to miss.
As far as a disclaimer, I would say, I could be completley reading things into the passage.
However, there are some things, that simply don’tmake sense when you fail to take a nuanced look.
Why is Jesus angry?
We looked at why he might be touched
Facts:
1. Jesus delayed in coming.
2. Told disciples that it was for the glory of God
3. Laz diedJesus arrived four days after Laz Died
4. Martha says if Jesus would have been there....J
5. Jesus - Your brother will rise.
6. Martha - Yes, one day
7. Jesus - I AM the Reurrection and Life!
TODAY.
NOW.
8. Mary arrives If Only....
9. Jesus gets angry tells them to take the stone away
10.
Martha - There will be a stench???
A Note of Doubt
A couple of weeks ago, Jesus told Martha that her brother would rise again and that he was the resurreciton and the Life.
She said she believed that but now he tells them to take away the stone she retreats saying that there would be stench.
Why? Becuase Laz was dead and had been dead for four days.
Faith is like that…yes, we believe, yet, practicallity tends to win the day.
Remember that Jesus told her he was the resurrection and life and if she beleived that…there is what she said:
I can really identify with Martha.
When Jesus arrived there was a sense of regret in her voice…if you had been here…my brother wouldn’t have died.
Nevertheless, Jesus wasn’t there when she needed him.
He wasn’t there when her brother needed him.
So, she finds hereself here in the midst of grief, longing for things to be different.
She knows that God will do whatever Jesus asks.
He tells her, your brother will live but she assumes he is talking about sometime in the distant future.
She answers, Yes, I know…one day he will rise...
However, I don’t think that Jesus was talkinga bout the distant future.
He tells her, I AM the resurrection and life…then asked her, do you believe?
Yes!
She says.
Yes, I believe.
You are the messiah.
You are GOd’s son.
You are the one coming into the world.
She believes!
Yet, here…she hesitates.
Jesus says, roll the stone away.
YIKES she says.
No. Please don’t!
He will stink.
He’s been dead.
There’s no hope.
Martha!
Martha!
What about your believe?
What about the one who said he IS Resurrection and He IS life.
He wasn’t around before, but he is here RIGHT NOW and he is asking you to believe.
Roll the Stone away!
A couple of weeks ago, Jesus told Martha that her brother would rise again and that he was the resurreciton and the Life.
She said she believed that but now he tells them to take away the stone she retreats saying that there would be stench.
Why? Becuase Laz was dead and had been dead for four days.
Faith is like that…yes, we believe, yet, practicallity tends to win the day.
Remember that Jesus told her he was the resurrection and life and if she beleived that…there is what she said:
John 11:27 NRSVShe said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”
So, apparently her understanding was still that some day…some day…not today...
NRSVJesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
We know that Jesus told his disciples that Laz illness would bring glory to God.
Think back to chapter 9
Someone who was blind from birth…something must have gone wrong.
Someone had to of sinned for this to happen.
The disciples were conerned with why…who sinned…that he was born blind?
Jesus saw something deeper:
John 9:3-4
Notice how Jesus talks about Laz illness...
Think back even further.
A crowd had gathered and listened to JEsus.
They were hungry.
He fed them bread.
Jesus is fairly consitant.
Both situations…the man’s blindness…Laz illness/death…were to give glory to God.
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