All Things Spiritual-Death to Life

In John 11:1, a sick man named Lazarus from Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha, is brought to Jesus' attention. Jesus tells him that the sickness is for the glory of God, not death. He stays where he is for two more days, but Lazarus needs Jesus' immediate attention. Jesus acknowledges that sickness enters homes even where God is honored and loved. Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 12:1-9 emphasize that Jesus will glorify in our physical weakness, rather than in his glory. Jesus lingered because He loved the sisters and Lazarus, allowing the worse to come so that the sisters and the world could receive a testimony to His saving power. As long as our hearts are bathed in the light of God's presence and conscious of living to His plan, they cannot be mistaken in their decisions and will not stumble. Jesus knew that He must go to Bethany, and death has become a mere shadow of its former self.