No close case with Jesus.

No close case with Jesus.

John  11:36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!  11:37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?  11:38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.  11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.  11:40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?  11:41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.  11:42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.  11:43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.  11:44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Beloved you have a great lesson, never to be forgotten, from this passage. 

Lazarus had died, four days, stinking. 

From the perspective of men, nothing else can be done. 

From the perspective of God, something still can be done. 

This is because, with God all things are possible. 

Mark  10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Luke  1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke  18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

In addition, God can do far beyond our expectation. 

Ephesians  3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Most importantly, He has not changed. 

Hebrews  13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Malachi  3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Two things can make God to perform same feat today. 
1. If you will believe. 

Mark  9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

2. If you will hold on to God till the answer comes. 

Luke  18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;  18:2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:  18:3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.  18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;  18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.  18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.  18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Matthew  11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

1 Kings  18:1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.  18:41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.  18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,  18:43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.  18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.  18:45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Matthew  7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Hebrews  11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Luke  18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Let us pray.