Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
The Resurrection of Lazarus
Text: John 11: 43-44
THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS
Every miracle Jesus performed was spectacular. Every act of healing is special and wonderful. The miracle of Lazarus from the dead was definitely a glorious demonstration of God’s power in the life of Jesus.
“Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come forth!’ And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Loose him, and let him go.’”
John 11:43-44
1. “Now when He had said these things”
Jesus had concluded His prayer to the Father.
2. “He cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come forth’”
a. This was a voice of faith.
b. A voice of confidence.
c. The loudness of the voice suggests strength.
3. “And he who had died came out”
a. This must have surprised everyone.
b. They had never seen such a miracle before.
4. “Bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth”
a. There was no mistaking that the person had been entombed.
b. The description was of one who had died.
i. The dead are bound hand and foot.
ii. Graveclothes would be used to wrap him up.
iii. His face would be fully wrapped up.
iv. This was a description of a “mummy”.
5. “Jesus said to them, ‘Loose him, and let him go’”
a. Lazarus would have to be loosed from all the cloths that bound him.
b. His hands would be fully tied up and he would not be able to loose himself.
c. Those who saw and participated in loosing Lazarus would confirm that they had just witnessed a most amazing miracle!
d. He must be loosed so that he could return to the land of the living.
e. This miracle was living proof that Jesus was indeed “The resurrection and the life”.
经文:约翰福音 11:43-44
拉撒路从死里复活
耶稣所行的每一件神迹都是令人惊叹的。每一个医治人的事件都是特别及美妙的。拉撒路从死里复活的神迹,确实是上帝的大能在耶稣生命里被荣耀地展现了。
“说了这话,就大声呼叫说:‘拉撒路出来!’ 那死人就出来了,手脚裹着布,脸上包着手巾。耶稣对他们说:‘解开,叫他走!’”
《约翰福音 11:43-44》