If You Would Have Been There

Lazarus was one of Jesus’ friends. He fell sick and died before Jesus could arrive to restore him. The loss was devastating to Lazarus’ sisters, Mary and Martha. It all looked like one big mistake. If Jesus would have been there, Lazarus would not have died. Jesus entered into the pain with Mary and Martha and He wept. If we want to know how God responds to loss, look no further than Jesus’ tears in John 11. Though Lazarus had been lying in the tomb for days, Jesus performs a miracle and raises him from the dead. It is a foreshadowing of what would happen to Jesus, as well as what will happen for all who put their hope in Him.