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Monday... May this be the best thing.


John 11:4 (AMP), "When Jesus heard this, He said, 'This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

Monday... May this be the best thing.

We so many times get confused at what we are to pray. Let's say we are praying for a job and we ask God to give us the best job for us, one that fits us, one that meets all our needs but it hit me that that is the wrong prayer to pray. Yes, we want to pray, :"May this be the best job for me" when in reality we are to pray, "May this be the best job for you, God"


Now there is this story in John 11 about the death of Jesus' friend which shows how we can be confused in our prayers. Jesus got the message that Lazarus was sick and his sister asked him to come as soon as he could. Verse 4 (AMP) says, "When Jesus heard this, He said, 'This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it." So Jesus didn't leave when every one else thought he should leave. Verse 6 (NLT) says, "he stayed where he was for the next two days." It would have been the best time for them if he had come when they asked but it wasn't the best time for Jesus to come. His was a different plan.

Now all through this story what Jesus said and did, didn't make sense. In verse 11, "Then he said, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.'" Now that was confusing to them. Verse 12, "The disciples said, 'If he is sleeping, he will get better!'"

Verses 14-15 says," So he told them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead. And for your sakes, I'm glad I wasn't there, for now you will really believe. Come, let's go see him.'"

And there were more and more confused things he said. When he finally got to the tomb where Lazarus had been laid, in verse 39 Jesus told them, "'Roll the stone aside.' But Martha the dead man's sister, protested, 'Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.'" So many times we just don't get it.

But finally they did. Verses 43-44 says, "Then Jesus shouted, 'Lazarus, come out!' And the dead man came out."

In whatever we are facing we need to be praying, "May this he the best thing for you."

Yes he came out of the grave but he eventually died. Now he died to an enteral life in heaven. Jesus did answer their prayer, they just didn't realize what they were praying.

Now my prayer this morning was that God would give the best job for this person but then God showed me that that was the wrong prayer and I started praying that God would give them a job that was the best one for God. A job that would bring glory to him. A job that would make a difference for God through them.

My mother-in-law used to say, "That God's clocks keep perfect time." Yes, God knows when and what is best and may we pray, that it will be the best thing for him. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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