COME AND SEE

John 11:34-37 NLT Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Then Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”37 But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”

We probably know the story of Lazarus who had been sick and then died and was buried. On purpose, Jesus didn’t arrive in time to stop him from dying, and everyone was asking ‘Why?’ There was a reason!😊

All through life there will be things happen which don’t go according to how we think they should have done, and we sometimes ask “Why?” or we just bury it. We think a dream has died, so we bury it. We have a major upset or a hurt which we don’t know how to handle, so we bury it.

But Jesus comes on the scene and He says, “Where have you put him?” He says that to us as well. “Where have you put, whatever it was that upset you?”  Then comes the invitation. They say “Lord, come and see.”

I believe the Lord is wanting us to invite Him to come and see where we’ve buried the hurt or whatever has so grieved us, to come and see the buried dreams. You see, Jesus wept. He had great compassion on those who were grieving, over their loss, but He didn’t leave them to wallow in their grief, He was going to do something about it, and He wants to do something about whatever we’ve buried as well.😊

He wants to breathe His new life into your situation, but it all starts when you invite Him to come and see. Jesus wants you to let Him into the hurt or loss, and allow Him to heal and restore your heart, restore your dream you thought was buried forever, or bring His abundant life to what’s been stolen from you. Lazarus’s family had great joy coming, they just didn’t know it, and Jesus is still the same today. He is the Life Giver.

Why not invite Him in today to “Come and See”, and allow Him to resurrect your dream or give you a new one, to heal what lies buried and give you back your joy again.😊 In Jesus name. Amen.

Isaiah 63:3 NIV and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

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