The great hymn writer William Cowper wrote, “God’s purposes will ripen fist, unfolding every hour. The bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower.” In John chapter 11, Jesus allows the bitter taste of death to come to the home of His friends. Though He could have done something to remedy the situation, He quite insensitively allows it to happen. But as we will see today, God’s never wastes pain in our lives, it is always purposeful. That purpose is powerfully revealed for us today in one of the most famous of the Jesus stories.
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