“‘But Lord’ said
Martha. Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would
see the glory of God?’ So they took away
the stone and Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you
have heard me. I knew that you always
hear me’” John 11:38, 41-42.
The day had been daunting.
The sisters had sent for the One who could save their precious
brother. But, Jesus had not come…had not
saved…had the ability but didn’t show up.
Their brother had died and was buried in a cave with a stone covering
the entrance. Four long days of
grieving, planning, feeling abandoned…When Jesus arrived He asked them to
escort Him to the burial site…the very
place where their dreams were laid to rest. His instructions were for them to move the
stone so He could accomplish God’s will.
Obviously, the sisters had their reasons for questioning Jesus, but He
reminded them that their belief in answered prayers would be the means for receiving
their desire.
Jesus knew He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead. More importantly, Jesus knew what had really
died was their belief in getting the desire of their hearts. He knew what dream was in their heart, but
their unbelief was covering the entrance of answered prayers. The stone was heavy and blocked their path from
receiving their miracle.
I was considering this earlier today and wondering what
unbelief is covering the entrance to my miracle. What heavy stone stands in the way of living
like we expect God to give us the desires of my heart? ‘But
Lord, what if she is not healed? But
Lord, what if my son never returns? But
Lord, what if I can’t pay my bills?’
The ‘buts’ go on and on and our heavy stone stays in front of our
desires. When we form words of unbelief
and doubt…I’m never going to get _________
we run the risk of sabotaging our own answered prayers. We must pray for boldness, confidence and in expectation
that God reads our hearts and moves mountains for His children. But remember…
Doubt can’t move stones, but faith can.
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