“I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the
benefit of the
people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
John 11:42
Jesus thanks the
Father for what – as far as He is concerned – is already done.
It may not yet be
manifested in the natural realm – that will happen in a moment – but in the
supernatural arena and the arena of faith it is already accomplished.
Jesus, with
confidence thanks His Father for Lazarus rising from the dead.
What the Son of God
knew to be true was about to manifested to all those
gathered around in
order to believe that the Father had sent the Son.
What a privileged
crowd that was!
When Jesus spoke this
prayer He was genuinely thanking His Father but He was also teaching those
within earshot, those the Father had called and gathered, to watch this
miracle.
He said “…for the
benefit of the people standing here…”
I wonder how many of
the people standing “there” would still be standing
at the foot of the
cross?
How many of those who
“oooh’d and aaahhh’d” and said to each
other “Did you see that?” when Lazarus was raised from the dead would remain
faithful when their Messiah was hung on a cross and placed in a tomb?
Did they still
believe that the Father had sent His Son when he was
arrested, scourged
and crucified?
We know it dwindled to
just a few.
How about you?
Are you one of the
few?
Do you believe Gods’
best for you even when everything seems contrary to that happening?
Do you believe enough
in the call of God on your life to endure the seasons when it seems like the fulfillment
of that call is the last thing that could happen?
Are you faithful on
the mountaintop and in the valley?
Jesus showed us how.
He still does!
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