Verse 37, But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
Most of the time, when the believer is going through their own issues or hardships. There is always so many mix emotions generated through the thoughts or mindset of the believer. There are at times even though the believer believes in the care of the Lord. There could be other thoughts that will come in the believer’s mind where they are not fully convinced God loves them enough to heal them or deliver them from the issues they are going through. And as they entertain these negative thoughts it could grow to a place where they even doubt the ability of God to deliver them. Because if God cares then God who has all power should bring the deliverance. But if God is not bringing the deliverance then It is possible He cares but does not have the ability to deliver in this instance. And when the believer settles in this mindset about God’s ability to bring deliverance it results in the believer walking in a doubtful heart. And when the believer walks in this doubtful heart they are then operating in little faith. A faith that prevents the believer from experiencing the manifestation of God’s promises of protection and provision concerning any issues the believer will experience. Meaning such doubt prevent the believer from experiencing the healing hands of God.
A prime example is, if the believer comes to a point to believe that their sickness in which they are believing God for healing and have been believing for a long time and still have received the healing. And doubt God’s care for them to bring healing and walks in this mindset and even comes to a point to believe yes God care but may be cant heal. When the believer doubts that God can heal. This doubt shields the believer from trusting God till the point in which in God’s brings the miracle in His own timing. This is why is very critical not to doubt God and trust in Him. Doubt causes the believer to build a path of to quit on God.
The verse above was the mindset of the people who were at the house mourning with Martha and Mary. Most of them were walking in doubt in the ability of Christ to bring healing to Lazarus. This were the same people who identify that Christ truly cared for Lazarus and loved Lazarus dearly. But this same people doubted the ability for Christ to bring healing to Lazarus. Hence though they believe in Christ care, they did not believe or doubted the ability for Christ to have prevented Lazarus from dying. And as such doubted Christ power or what He could do.
As the believer hope in Christ care and love, they should not doubt His ability even when things get harder and worse. And keep believing in the power and ability of Christ to make all things well. It will have been pleasant for them to have said this man open the eyes of the blind and with such power can also raise the Lazarus even if he is dead. This will have been the mindset of victory but rather doubted.
The believer should be mindful as they walk in the daily love and care of Christ and experience His daily provision and protection power has to learn to trust Christ love and power to resolve all issues regardless of how hopeless and helpless it might seem.
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