Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Martha's Conversation with Jesus
Text: John 11: 20-22
MARTHA’S CONVERSATION WITH JESUS
News that Jesus was coming to town caused Martha to seek Him out. She could not help but express her feelings candidly.
“Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.’”
John 11:20-22
1. “Martha… went and met Him”
a. Typically, Martha arose and went to see Jesus.
b. This was simply her personality.
2. “But Mary was sitting in the house”
a. This too was typically Mary.
b. She was more reserved than her sister Martha.
3. “Now Martha said to Jesus”
a. Martha was forthright.
b. She spoke her mind quickly.
4. “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died”
a. Martha, of course still spoke respectfully.
b. She still regarded and addressed Jesus as “Lord”.
c. Her tone was almost reproachful.
d. Why had not Jesus come immediately?
e. If He had, she knew that Jesus could have easily healed her brother.
f. Then he would not have died!
5. “But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You”
a. Martha continued to express some faith in Jesus.
b. If Jesus were to ask God for anything, she was confident that the Lord would grant it.
c. But her faith did not prompt her to ask what she desired in the depth of her heart.
d. She did not dare to voice out her hope that perhaps Jesus could ask God to raise her brother up.
This was an unspoken request from her heart. She felt that it was too late for wishful thinking!
经文：约翰福音 11：20-22
马大和耶稣的交谈
马大听闻耶稣来到伯大尼，她便去寻求祂。她不由自主坦率地和耶稣分享她的感受。
“马大听见耶稣来了，就出去迎接他；马利亚却仍然坐在家里。马大对耶稣说：‘主啊，你若早在这里，我兄弟必不死。就是现在，我也知道，你无论向神求什么，神也必赐给你。’ 耶稣说：‘你兄弟必然复活。’”
约翰福音 11：20-22