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JESUS WEPT

"When He [Jesus] had heard therefore that he [Lazarus] was sick, He abode two days still in the same place where He was ." (John 11:6).   It appears that as Christians, if we would be wise, then we must become foolish; if we would have power, then we must become weak; and if we would know true life, then we must experience death.   This, of course, runs contrary to all that we think should be true naturally.   Concepts such as these are alien to our natural reasoning, and to all our human inclinations.   We always want to excel, we always want to be blessed, and we always want to have all the answers; but God often works the opposite of what we expect.   Chapter 11 of St. John tells the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead.   Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, very much.   When He heard that His friend was sick, however, Jesus waited two more days before going to him, knowing that Lazarus would die during that perio...
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THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God THROUGH FAITH unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.  Wherein ye greatly rejoice THOUGH NOW FOR A SEASON, IF NEED BE, YE ARE IN HEAVINESS THROUGH MANIFOLD TEMPTATIONS: THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH, BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS THAN OF GOLD THAT PERISHETH, THOUGH IT BE TRIED WITH FIRE, MIGHT BE FOUND UNTO PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY AT THE APPEARING OF JESUS CHRIST : Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.” (I Peter 1:3-8).   “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?”   (St. Luke 18:8).   The most valuable p...
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THE WAY

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh to the Father, but by Me.” (John 14:6).      Jesus was preparing His disciples for their most difficult test yet: His own crucifixion.   He knew that He would be leaving them and that they would then have to carry the torch of truth and be lights in the world themselves.   Therefore, He told them, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” (John 14:1).   Thomas spoke for everyone when he said, “Lord, we know not whither Thou goest; and how can we know the way?”   (John 14:5)     Jesus’ answer is one of the most profound statements that He uttered.   He said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh to the Father, but by Me.” (v. 6).     Today, we may struggle at times with knowing the right thing to do, or the right way to go with our lives; but it always comes back to the same simple principle: Jesus is the Way, the Tr...
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