Delayed By Love Part 1

<img data-load="false" data-mode="cover" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ef61a7dc49320d38a863d/c465b49c-a2df-4bbd-90fb-7687f2396efb/by.png?format=1000w" /> In John 11:1-16, Jesus’ disciples couldn’t understand why Jesus didn’t go to Lazarus the minute that he heard that his good friend was ill.&nbsp; They couldn’t even imagine what Jesus had planned.&nbsp; A plan that was, until this miracle, yet unseen, but as Jesus said, was for their sakes—so they would believe in Him.&nbsp;Then Jesus waited until Lazarus had been dead four full days before going to him.&nbsp; This was done so that God would get the glory, and to refute the superstitions believed by the Jews that a deceased person’s spirit would hover over their dead body for up to three days, hoping for resuscitation so the spirit could re-enter the body. But, by the 4th day, due to decay, it would give up hope and depart.Sometimes, we experience delays in answers to prayer that we simply can’t understand.&nbsp; But, maybe our delay is because Jesus has a better plan—a plan that for our sakes, will increase our hope and establish our faith in Him so that&nbsp;God will get the glory.