Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Jesus' Kind Reply to Martha
Text: John 11: 23-24
JESUS’ KIND REPLY TO MARTHA
Jesus kindly listened to Martha expressing herself candidly. He felt her pain and sorrow. He felt her sense of hopelessness and regret.
“Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to Him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.’”
John 11:23-24
1. “Jesus said to her”
a. There was no reproach in His tone.
b. There was quiet and calm assurance.
2. “Your brother will rise again”
a. These were precious words that were meant to bring comfort.
b. But more than comfort was being extended.
c. Jesus knew what Martha secretly desired.
d. She wanted her brother to return from the dead.
e. Jesus was holding out a word of great power.
f. Did Martha understand Him?
3. “Martha said to Him”
a. Martha thought that Jesus was testing her knowledge of the doctrine of the resurrection.
b. She completely missed the point that Jesus was trying to make.
4. “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day”
a. This was a doctrine that Isaiah taught.
i. “Your dead shall live” (Isaiah 26:19)
ii. Not everyone had this knowledge or faith.
iii. The Sadducees did not believe in the doctrine of the resurrection.
b. This was also a doctrine Jesus taught.
i. “The resurrection of life” (John 5:29)
ii. God would resurrect those who had believed.
iii. Martha expressed that she had this faith in the doctrine of the resurrection.
c. But the solemn reality had to be faced.
Lazarus, her beloved brother had died and had been entombed for the past four days.
经文：约翰福音 11：23-24
耶稣温柔地回应马大
耶稣聆听马大坦率地分享她的心思。祂感受到她心中的痛和悲哀。祂感应到她的无助和遗憾。
“耶稣说：‘你兄弟必然复活。’马大说：‘我知道在末日复活的时候，他必复活。’”
《约翰福音 11：23-24》