Lazarus is mentioned a third time in John 12, firstly when he came out of the tomb John 11:43, then at his house 12:10 and lastly when Jesus entered Jerusalem. John 12:17 On every occasion there were crowds and many people put
their faith in Him. The resurrection of Lazarus was a ‘tipping point’ for the religious establishment, they had to stop Jesus at all costs. Ironically Jesus raising of Lazarus sealed His own fate, but it had all been prophesied a long time before.
John 11 begins with Jesus learning that Lazarus is sick. He waited two more days and then told the disciples they would go back to Judea, but they said His life would be at risk there as the Jews had tried to stone Him. Jesus gave an interesting reply;
Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the LIGHT IS NOT IN HIM. John 11:9, 10
Jesus used natural daylight, to tell His disciples that they had to walk in light of Heaven, to be under Heaven’s leading. Jesus was going back to raise Lazarus even though He understood the risk, ‘He was walking in the light’. After Lazarus’ resurrection Jesus spoke about this again;
Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,….The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. PUT YOUR TRUST IN THE LIGHT while you have it so that you may BECOME SONS OF LIGHT”. John 12:35, 36
There are many people walking in the darkness today, unbelievers have no light, but many believers are also in darkness. I don’t just mean they’re in sin, but they’re not living their lives as SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIGHT.
This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, His son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:5,6,7
Jesus calls us to be children of the Light, to walk in the Light and to live in it. That’s what God wants for us His children, to be like Him and to walk with Him as Jesus did while on earth.
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