Move the stone away
Here is a foretaste of Jesus death and resurrection,
Easter is in the air. Lazarus in the tomb and his family upset crying about the
loss of their brother and husband. Jesus asks to move the stone away and to
recognise (see) the deeds of the gracious Lord.
Can we dwell a moment on this passage?
Our Lord Jesus is both God and man. He never stopped
being God, however, during His time here He submitted His divine authority to
the Father. As Martha, Mary needs to see her Saviour. Christ asked after her,
desired to see her, and ordered her to come to Him, which was probably an
instance of his respect for her.
Sometimes we may forget that while being God, Jesus
was also a man. We may forget that it was through tears and deep groaning that
Jesus commanded Lazarus to rise from the dead. It was through deep human
emotion that the Son of God would bring Lazarus from the tomb.
Jesus asks us:
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To do the unusual and even unrealistic in our lives:
to move the stone away.
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To see and believe in the darkest of our hours, even
when God’s face is hidden to us.
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By obedience (listening) and prayer (stillness) with
the Lord, when we abide in Him fully.
Let us walk in faithfulness and obedience, through
tears and fears, to meet the risen Lord at Easter.
Birte Marianne Day
The Raising of Lazarus after Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890.
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