This week the miracle of Lazarus being raised from the dead really hit me. I have never analysed the story like I did this time. When I read it I thought about faith, as that is the Christlike attribute I am focusing on right now. And I thought about those who were involved and how their faith played a big part in the raising of their brother. Martha came to Christ first. The way that I read it was at first she put all her trust in the Lord. She said that "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." At this point, the scriptures show to us that Martha's faith was unwavering. Even with death she knew that God would bless the righteous. Mary on the other hand, was very sad. I don't think she doubted the Lord but at the same time I don't think, at least the way it is portrayed in the account of John, that she had the strongest faith that the Lord could raise her brother from the dead.
We all know that Lazarus was raised from the dead and it is amazing that it was because of the faith. There are many times that we think things aren't possible when they really are. We need to put all the trust we have in the Lord and if we don't have any, we need to strengthen our faith.
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