Chester ARP Devotional Podcast Clint Davis

The Jews grew in their disdain for Jesus as the crowd around him grew. When he entered Jerusalem for his third and final Passover celebration, the tension between the Pharisees and Jesus hit a fever pitch. They were ready to kill him, but the crowd welcomed him as their king. 

Mary was genuinely devoted to the Lord. She loved him, adored him, and showed it when she anointed him with expensive perfume and wiped his feet with her hair. We should be as devoted. 

Jesus stood by Lazarus's tomb and told Martha that if she believed, she would see the glory of God. She was too focused on all the limitations instead of the possibilities of Christ's power. 

Jesus wept by the tomb of Lazarus. Why? He loved Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary. He hurts for them because they had to deal with the full effects of the fall of man. Death is painful to all of us, even Jesus. 

Jesus loved Martha and Mary and their brother Lazarus. So, when Lazarus died, it was a tough time for them all. But Jesus was there for them and ministered to them. He does the same for us. 

Jesus delayed in coming to Lazarus's aid because he loved him. He wanted Lazarus, his sisters, and the disciples to experience God's glory and to be able to testify to it.