Christ’s Ambassador

At the grave side of Lazarus, Jesus said “Roll away the stone” but Marta had a different opinion, something like:  

“No Lord! Don’t do that. You don’t want to expose the decay. No one here can withstand the foul smell that would be oozing out by now. It’s too late to do anything about it now! A man who’s been dead for four days is gone! Lord, leave it at that.”

And what did Jesus say to all these words, attitude and the underlying state of mind?

“Did I not tell you tat if you believed you would see the glory of God?” Jn11:40

Martha’s unbelief was as solid a barrier as the stone that covered the tomb of Lazarus. Yet, Martha had faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. This unbelief is not in the same category as that of the Jews.

Pause a bit and consider how often we behave like Martha because of unbelief. A brother says “Let’s take your issue to the Lord in prayer but you reply by recounting the number of prayer houses and mountain tops you’ve been to in the past and yet the problem has remained. You think it is too late, the situation is too bad. Prayer can’t solve it.

Now, this attitude is the STONE you have to roll away for the glory of God to manifest out of your afflictions. Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord will deliver him from them all” The condition for this deliverance is that you BELIEVE Jesus is never too late. He created TIME and so cannot be bound by TIME.

For as long as the stone was there, Lazarus remained dead, Martha and Mary mourned over their loss. Went the stone was rolled away, Jesus called, Lazarus was delivered from the bonds of death, Martha and Mary rejoiced at the manifestation of the glory of God

It’s your responsibility to roll away the stone and Christ’s to make God’s glory to come out of your afflictions through is deliverance.

Now! ROLL AWAY THE STONE and give Jesus a chance.