John 11:21-23,41,43-44 KJV
“Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go”.
Our text today is quite a long one. The whole idea of today’s text is to show you the power of thanksgiving in the face of some of the worst and most horrible situations ever. Here we had one of Jesus’s very good friends named Lazarus who had died and been buried for four whole days. Jesus shows up on the scene and did one of the most unexpected things ever.
Jesus got there and wept like everyone else. But then He demanded for where Lazarus was laid to rest, and after asking them to role away the stone, He stunned everyone. Right before the grave, He said “Father I thank you”. What a thing to say in front of a grave? But this is the way of the Spirit; this is the way of the kingdom, and this is the way we solve problems in the kingdom. What Jesus did there was to put His faith into action for God to become committed. Man’s faith actions commands God’s commitment.
Here is my advice to you: gather all your problems together in any possible way you can; you could write them down, or bring symbols of those problems like your cheque book or work tools, etc. and then organize a thanksgiving and Praise sessions for as many days as possible. If God did it for Jesus by bringing Lazarus out, He will do it for you too. Your Lazarus will rise and come to life again in Jesus Name.
Action Points/Prayer
- Carry out the advice/exercise in the last paragraph.
Nugget
Thanksgiving is an act of faith, and man’s faith actions commands God’s commitment.
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