November 13 – Who is He to You?

The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus. John 12:9-11 

Seeing is believing! How many times have you heard someone say—I’ve gotta see that to believe it! Some of the Jews may have been saying that—they wanted to see Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. It isn’t everyday that you get to see a dead man walking—well he was not dead anymore! But the chief priests would like to have Lazarus dead again to stop all this sensationalism and focus on Jesus. They felt that they just had to stop people from believing in Jesus. But WHY? Why couldn’t people believe in Jesus? Why did the chief priests have such power to decide who lives and who dies? We don’t have an account of Lazarus being put to death so we can assume that he continued to live for years and was a living walking testimony of Jesus’ power. 

Are you a walking testimony of Jesus? But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself; The LORD hears when I call to Him. Psalm 4:3

 

It is such a privilege to know that God hears us when we call to Him. He hears us just like He heard the Jews during Jesus’ time. For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." (Joel 2:32) For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." Romans 10:11-13 Call on the Lord. Pray. Prayer can be as easy as talking to a friend. Just let Jesus know what is on your heart—and seek Him. He can be found in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6 Who is He to you?  

Jesus - Thank you for hearing my prayer. Please give me wisdom and understanding that I would know how to share you with others, especially those who are searching for You and Your truth in their lives. Help me to be a walking testimony of You.

 

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).