Italian: «E, detto questo, gridò a gran voce: 'Lazzaro,
vieni fuori!'»
(Giovanni
11:43, LND)
|
English: "Now when He
had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, 'Lazarus,
come forth!'"
(John 11:43, NKJ) |
Have you ever been in a desperate situation where you needed God to
step in right away or else something tragic would happen in your life? And were
you discouraged because God didn't intervene just then? But... Did God do
something you didn't expect that winded up fixing your situation anyway in a
manner that let's say... Blew your mind? Well this is basically what happens
here in Giovanni, John, chapter eleven.
Jesus had
heard that his friend Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, was sick. And
the two sisters were expecting Him to come and heal Lazarus. But Jesus, decided
to use the situation to stretch their faith. So he waited until Lazarus was
fully dead before showing up.
When he arrived on the scene, they thought Jesus was late. But He
assured everyone that they yet needed to believe and all would be well. He knew
that neither healing from sickness or la risurrezione,
resurrection, from the dead, was too hard for Him. For He Himself was la Risurrezione e la Vita, the Resurrection and the Life. There was no need to fear or be
sad, because God was about to work in their midst.
