“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.”
- John 11:21-26
God is Working While You’re Waiting.
“Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.”
- John 11:5-6
Faith Speaks Before the Outcome.
“But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
- John 11:22
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28
Breakthrough Begins When the Stone Moves
39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” 40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
- John 11:39-40