John 11:17-32 (NIV)
Read by: Joshua Settles
You know that feeling. . . that gut-wrenching feeling, wishing that you could go back in time and do (or not do), say (or not say) whatever it is that you. . . regret. If only. . . In today’s passage, we feel the pain of Lazarus’ sisters and the warmth of their tears as they grieve before Jesus. Lord, you could have done something. Why didn’t you come?
As you listen, reflect on your own journey of longings unsatisfied, of regrets, of hopes deferred. Alongside Mary and Martha, listen and bring those things honestly before Jesus.
Here’s John chapter 11, verses 17-32.
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1. What word or phrase stood out to you in the passage?
2. Many Jews believed in a final resurrection and a new creation--where all the dead would rise and where all the wrongs would be made right. By claiming to actually embody this future hope, Jesus is asking Martha to grab hold of it, and to pull it from the future right into the present. How might Jesus be asking the same of you today?
3. Like Martha, bring all of your “if onlys” to Jesus today.What new perspective is Jesus offering you? How might you see the world, your story, your past. . . and your future differently in light of this passage?
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