John 10:22-11:57
Jesus wept.
John 11:35
Why? Why would Jesus weep over the death of Lazarus? He knows full well what He is about to do. He knows that within minutes Lazarus will be back among the living. So Jesus cannot simply be experiencing the loss of His dear friend the way we grieve the passing of a loved one, whom we know we will not see again on this earth. But Jesus weeps. He weeps in compassion for Mary and Martha and the other mourners. (John 11:33) He feels their pain. He feels their grief. He weeps over the very fact of death. And He weeps over unbelief, that His friends cannot yet see the Hope that is standing right in front of them.
And Jesus weeps with us. He knows our sorrows. He knows our pain. He knows our losses, our sufferings, our griefs. He is a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3) And He remains our Hope. Indeed, He is our only Hope.
I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?
John 11:25,26
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