“Let me tell you what happened to me at work today. It was so wrong.” “If I share the trouble I am going through honestly, I will be looked down on and judged.” “I am living in such horrible circumstances but I am too afraid to leave.” “That habit is my secret and it is what keeps me going. Right or wrong I won’t stop!” “I will never forgive the hurt and pain caused me.” “Life seems like an endless circle of exhaustion to me.”
If these are frequent thoughts you think or words you speak, then you might be living in a grave of sorts already. There is a way to get out of this grave and be free to know true peace and hope for right now!! Freedom from illness and habits that hurt and slow you down.
The story of the resurrection of Lazarus is told in John 11 and there are promises in this story that are for you today. Lazarus was not a perfect man but Jesus enjoyed his company. Lazarus got sick and eventually died just the same as most mortal beings. The stories in the Bible are meant for us to plug our names into, get to know Jesus and experience His loving touch.
Lazarus had been in the grave for 4 days when Jesus spoke into the tomb, “Lazarus, come out!” The cadaver came out wrapped head to toe in grave clothes. Then Jesus spoke to the crowd watching, “Unwrap him and let him loose.”
Getting better involves Jesus life giving power and often includes the help of others to unwrap the grave clothes from us and also believing that this can really happen for you!! Prior to this powerful miracle Jesus said, “You don’t have to wait for the end. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. Didn’t I tell you that if you believed,, you would see the glory of God?”
How about plugging in your name and come out of what is causing you a slow death in your body, mind and spirit. He says to test Him and try Him and see if He is true!!
