| Posted on July 28, 2009 at 5:35 AM |
Beloved, I say to you peace and blessing in the name of the Great and Matchless name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
John 11:1-11 (NKJV)
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, 'Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.' 4 When Jesus heard that, He said, 'This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.' 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. 7 Then after this He said to the disciples, Let us go to Judea again. 8 The disciples said to Him, 'Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again' 9 Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day' If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.' 11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.'
Beloved, as I sat and mediated on the Lord and He began to drop nuggets into my spirit I began to praise and thank Him for His kindness, for His mercy and for His love...
He began to show me that although this passage is about a man, if we apply it to our everyday life...we will find that He is there resurrecting situations in our lives that seem to be dead...Beloved, I know the bills are due, the job is cutting hours and the spouse is acting up...however...let me bring something to your attention...Jesus knew that Lazarus was going to die, He intentionally stayed behind because He knew that the glory would come once the situation seemed too great...too helpless...too long gone for any hope...
Beloved, sometimes...He has to intentionally stand back, let a situation in your life seem so dead that the very idea of it smells from decay...
Lazarus also means Eleazar which translates to: God (has) helped...
Beloved, your Heavenly Father, The Chief Intercessor, THE RESURRECTION AND THE POWER...has said for you to begin to name one by one each situation in your life that SEEMS to be dead and decayed...Lazarus...if you must, write on your bills, Lazarus, write on your paycheck Lazarus, write on your checkbook Lazarus, get a sticky note and write on your marriage certificate Lazarus, write on your mortgage or rent statement Lazarus...write on your letter from the doctor...Lazarus...walk through your home and speak Lazarus...get in your car and speak Lazarus...
Speak Lazarus...God has helped...Beloved, I feel the anointing and as it flows...know that God hears you standing on faith...speaking those things that be not as though they were...
Categories: Exhortations