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Sunday, March 29, 2020

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Read John 11:17-37.
Both sisters came with the same observation: “If you, Jesus, had been here, my brother would not have died.” But is that true? I don’t think so. We aren’t told why Lazarus died, so we have to assume it was of natural causes. The concern offered by the sisters is legitimate, and common. We often think that Jesus would have or could have prevented something we didn’t want to see. But we need to remember that part of our journey with Christ is learning to trust even when we feel like He has let us down. Have you been there? Yeah, me too.

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  1. ashleyk328March 29, 2020 at 1:31 PM

    From my own experience I feel like the sisters were saying, "look, we trust and believe that God's plan is always right...but does it have to hurt so much while it's all working out?"

    It reminds me of Mark 9:24 - Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.

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