As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
Then Martha said to Jesus,
"Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."
John 11:20-22 CSB
Somebody let the sisters know that Jesus was coming, and it seems it must've been someone who was there when Jesus said he was going to wake Lazarus up, 'cos Martha has this wee bit of hope there.
Hope in a hopeless situation.
Hope for a miracle.
Hope for a supernatural intervention from the Father.
Three things from Martha here to consider;
Martha isn't putting any expectation or demand on Jesus.
Martha isn't carrying the weight of what Jesus does or doesn't do on herself.
And Martha is OK asking the tough questions of Jesus.
Remember our frame for this story:
Jesus loves her.
There's a bigger story.
Whatever you face today, even if it seems hopeless, maybe there's some goodness from Martha here:
Jesus loves you
There's a Big Story
You don't have to carry the weight of God's world, what He does or doesn't do.
Don't demand, but it's OK to voice your heart, to ask Jesus the tough questions.
#Jesuslovesyou
#thereisaBigStory
#comeasyouare
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