The Savior was frequently speaking in a way that said more than one thing. More than one thing to me; More than one thing to each and every generation; His words sometimes were meant for us, for our moms and dads or mothers and fathers, for their great great great grandparents, and for the people who were there in the days of His life on earth.
We are clued into this the day He spoke in the temple. The chief priests asked “By what authority do You do this?” (Matthew 21)
He answered, “destroy This Temple and I will build It again in three days.” He was speaking to them of His body, The Temple of God. They thought He was talking about the temple they were all standing in because they were not listening. He was talking about His resurrection, where He would be risen again after being destroyed.
The Bible tells us that The Savior meant something deeper. In the next example, The Savior’s meaning is not there for us to read, but to meditate on and figure out on our own. There are at least two things we may learn from Lazarus being brought from death to life.
Lazarus was dead for four days before The Savior came to raise him. The Savior’s words, most people do not recognize, command demons and angels as well as people. When we are born, we are “bound” by sin. Satan has gotten all of us tied up in selfish and godless desire somewhere from conception to entering the matrix of the world. Pay attention: this is what was said when The Savior raised Lazarus, whom He wept for.
“Lazarus, come out.”
Lazarus woke up, covered in burial clothes, and came out.
“Unbind him.”
Maybe Lazarus had given his life to God already and, being saved it was not necessary for Lazarus to have to move backwards in his relationship with God. We know that when we are friends of righteous people, sometimes we suffer for their sake. If Lazarus had given his life to God, then he was willing to suffer for the sake of God’s mission. Being taken from rest and back to earth would have been suffering for sure.
It says that The Savior groaned within Himself and that He cried during this episode. The Savior I am sure was empathizing Mary and Martha. Sometimes we assume we know why something is happening, like The Savior crying. But upon further investigatory prayer we find out that there is more to it than we initially see. The more we glean, the more we learn who Our Savior truly is. This kind of truth drives home what it says in 1 Corinthians 2 and helps us to recognize that The Savior suffered for us in many ways, even when surrounded by friends. “But He who is spiritual judges all things, yet He Himself is rightly judged by no one.”
Author: T.Griffin
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dvaal said:
I never thought about Jesus talking to the demons when he raised Lazarus from the dead. I just assumed Lazarus was saved. Interesting read. Also, the part about being pulled back to earth -awful! Yet, I rather think that Lazarus had not fully left his body since Jesus was to bring him back. Otherwise we might have heard something from him in the Bible about Heaven.
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Gleaning The Scriptures said:
There is a lot out there in this. The time he had been dead was a big deal. If he had been dead less time, it would have changed the scenario completely. I appreciate your words.
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Kindra M. Austin said:
I was baptized Catholic as an adult, after many years of my childhood being spent in Kingdom Halls, Baptist, and Wesleyan churches. Growing up, my parents were not religious, and we did not attend church services. I attended services with various friends, and my Jehovah’s Witness grandparents. To date, I do not consider myself particularly religious. However, I have a great love and respect for Jesus Christ. He is the embodiment of love, tolerance, acceptance, respect, and understanding. I thank your for stopping by my blog, and for the follow. I greatly look forward to exploring yours. Peace, Kindra. ❤
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Gleaning The Scriptures said:
Kindra, Thanks for taking the time to comment here. Your web-site has a super sleek look to it. Stay in the word, criminal, and you will find your way out of that prison. ; )
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Kindra M. Austin said:
😊 Thank you
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chris jensen said:
Hello, you lost in the first sentence,
i also see that you dropped in for a read,
we have conflict of interest!
Nonetheless, i will follow,
chris
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Gleaning The Scriptures said:
Thank you Chris, Your God be with you.
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Janet Boxx said:
Very interesting read! You’ve given several thoughts to ponder – which I appreciate. I’ll be following your future posts.
Thanks for stopping by boxxbanter.com and for the follow. Would love to hear your thoughts on the content. Just a struggling disciple here!
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Gleaning The Scriptures said:
I appreciate you, wise warrior in Him
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