Daily Devotion: John 11

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

³⁸Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 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."

⁴⁰Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?"

I'm once again reminded of what Ps Ed Silvoso shared with us - "If you want to see what you've never seen before, then start doing what you've never done before!"

But in the process of doing things which we have never done before i.e. moving in faith, there are bound to be obstacles which we need to overcome! And I would term these as stone(s) which we need to roll away.

When we think about rolling away these spiritual obstacles i.e. stones, the battle within our minds begin where seemingly logical and valid reasons will stop us from doing so.

But if we really believe God and that He is powerful, and will work things out for the good of those who loves Him (Romans 8:28), we will push ahead and roll away the stone(s).

Application:

1. Can you identify what are some of these "stone(s)" which prevent you from moving in faith or trusting God 100%? Examples: Fear, insecurity, pass hurts / disappointments, sin... etc.

2. What practical ways do you think your cell group can help you in rolling away these stone(s)? Example: Keep me accountable, spotcheck on me, encourage me more... etc.

3. Re-evaluate your faith goals 2009. Pray and ask God to re-ignite a fresh passion in you to believe in Him to move in faith.