Thank You For Hearing Me

So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me" - John 11:41-42

In today's gospel reading we heard about the most remarkable miracle Jesus ever performed, raising Lazarus from the dead. Without faith, it's impossible for us to believe it now, so imagine all the towns' people standing around the tomb watching Jesus when He said to move away the stone. You have to understand that Jesus already had a huge following. People knew Him and His message. The Jewish elders were also already at odds with Him. He had His fair share of people who wanted to see Him fail, and this could have been the moment. Lazarus had been dead for four days… he wasn't a little dead, he was dead and buried and I'm sure his sisters were already trying to move on from their grief. Then, here comes Jesus implying He's going to resurrect the corpse. There were many people around Jesus, few who believed but many more that probably doubted and were there to see Him make a fool of Himself… can you imagine the pressure? Jesus gets down and takes a moment to pray. What would you have prayed at that moment? I, for sure, would have begged God to please help me,… please raise Lazarus, please listen to me. But Jesus, being our perfect older brother of faith, simply prays, "thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me."

Wow,… that really humbles me and gives me confidence in my Father in Heaven, and I hope it does for you as well. God is always with Jesus, so of course He would have known what Jesus needed. A simple prayer to connect with God is all that was needed to make that miracle happen. A simple prayer to connect with God is all that we need to make our miracles happen. There's no begging God. No need to plead and hope for Him to listen because He does, no matter how big the problem is! Say thank You and acknowledge the Lord's love for you and that He wants to help. Say thank You and connect so that you can begin to see God's extraordinary miracles happening all around you.

Today's Prayer:
Father, as Jesus taught me, I want to thank You for listening to me. Thank You for always being there for me and anticipating my needs with Your divine providence. Help me to always be confident in Your love and Your presence in my life. In Jesus' Name we pray, amen.

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