Monday 4 Apr 2022

April 4: John 11:38-44

Key Verse: John 11:40
Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’

Devotion:
Can you imagine what was going through the people’s minds when Jesus told them to remove the stone which was laid across the tomb entrance? For them to act like they did, they must have known the smell of rotting flesh – something which does not leave you; much worse still when it is human flesh!

But it’s not about the morbid side of things I want us to think about now; the faith and belief in Christ is what I want us to remember. Before this moment, people were believing Jesus could heal them and do other miracles, but to bring a body back from the early stage of decomposition was something else – something they could not get their heads around.

When we see an obstacle in front of us which we can’t get our heads round, all belief crumbles and we start looking back to the physical word and science in general. What Jesus wanted everyone to see was the real power of God – power which could do the impossible, power which could go against what they though was scientifically impossible.

It does take a big step of faith on our behalf to believe in something like this. It takes a lot of faith because it is something we have never seen before. Jesus knew the limits of the hearts and minds of the people around Him, so He wanted them to see what true faith and belief could do. His faith in God the Father was absolute and He wants our faith to start to aim at heights like that too!

Points to Ponder:
What are the limits of your faith?

Are you willing to take an extra step of faith today?