The Moment That Leads Directly To The Death Of Jesus

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John 11:1-4

11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

 
 

If this were a movie, the soundtrack would include some ominous notes here, because this is the event that will directly lead to Jesus’s death. Lazarus will die in Bethany, which is right outside Jerusalem.

Jesus has had to leave Jerusalem because the Jewish leadership has decided to kill Him. But, when He gets word of Lazarus’s death, He goes right back into danger in order to save His friend, and then events move quickly until His death on the cross.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Jesus sees the difficulty regarding Lazarus as an opportunity for God’s glory. What are you worried about today? How could you see that present difficulty as an opportunity for God’s glory to be revealed?