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Monday, March 30, 2020

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Read John 11:38-44.
This passage is a true story. I know that. But it is so powerful to think about the allegorical applications of it as well. For example, there is a barrier between each of us and the new life that Christ calls us to. For Lazarus it was a literal stone. For us it is sin, pride, and an unwillingness to yield ourselves to the authority of someone else. Lazarus was also tangled in his grave clothes until someone set him free. We are tangled in the issues of life, family, career and now coronavirus, that we may find ourselves unable to walk forward in faith in total freedom. My application today focuses on issues such as these. How about you?


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  1. ashleyk328March 31, 2020 at 12:19 AM

    I think the solution lies in the nature of God. Yes, we are tangled in issues, even when things are not as unusually "tangled" as they are now. But even as our lives change...God is the same.

    I'm reminded of the words of the hymn:

    Change and decay in all around I see—
    O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

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