Lazarus Come Out!

John 9; John 10; John 11
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Scripture

John 11

43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”

Observation

Someone has said that Jesus had to call Lazarus out by name because if He would have just said, “Come Out!” then all the dead would have come out of their graves. One day this is going to happen. When Jesus returns in the clouds, with the shout of the trumpet the dead in Christ are going to come out of their graves and meet Him in the air. I am looking forward to that experience …how about you?

This is one of my favorite passages of scripture in the Bible. This passage shows the Power of Christ, it shows the Compassion of Christ. It clearly shows us that Jesus has victory over death and that one-day we can be sure that we will be resurrected just like Lazarus was brought forth from the dead. Only we will not ever have to experience death again Lazarus had to die not only one time but twice. When he was brought back from the dead it was not for Lazarus benefit it was for his sisters and it was to demonstrate Christ’s power over death.

Application

I will enjoy this week of Christmas knowing that death has no power over me!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I know that this story of Lazarus was included in the Bible to encourage us and to show us how much Jesus loves us. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for giving us this picture of how much You love Your children. I am blessed. I pray that this Christmas people will be moved closer to Your Kingdom, closer to a personal relationship with You.

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