[S] John 11:4 --
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
[O] There is something more significant and important than life itself which is the glory of God. I mean, we all try to live our lives as long as we can in order to fully enjoy it and we would feel robbed when it seems to end too early. In light of today's scene of Lazarus it was a matter of life or death situation and Jesus took extra days before visiting where Lazarus was; and by the time He arrived, Lazarus already passed away a few days. What was the purpose of the delay, or why didn't He command Lazarus to be healed "remotely"? The answer is because revealing God's glory was more significant than healing Lazarus.
[A] Jesus' words of "This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God" stuck to me because as some of us are praying for a girl for the miraculous healing from a terminal disease where doctors have nothing more to do for her, I am going to cry out to God to anoint her with this same message -- that His glory would be revealed by saving her.
[P] Dear Father, as Your words speak, please do not let her illness end in death but Your glory shine through so brightly that no one can deny Your presence in this society where we has lost sight of You for too long. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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