37 And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?"
38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone."
Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me." 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and
My Comments:
Verse 37 ask a question that I bet that you all have asked at some point, I know I have: If God is so great why does He allow bad things to happen? "God can create the universe by speaking a word but yet He can't prevent children from disease and suffering." That question can be answered in lots of different ways but Jesus chooses here one specific way. In verse 40 Jesus is answering Martha's concern; He tells her that the entire episode that they had just gone through was all done to glorify God.
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