A Story To Tell

Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. John 12:17

Sitting quietly in chapter 12 of John's gospel is our verse for today. One of those sort of read-over verses that may not get noticed as often as others. And yet there was a mortal danger in bearing witness of this type as the religious authorities in Judea under Rome wanted to put to death both Jesus and Lazarus. Could this story be kept quiet by those who had been there outside that tomb? A man they knew had raised his friend from a fourth day of decomposing in a dark tomb. Bearing witness of great and amazing works may not be so easily withheld. Each of us has been in a place where we had something ready to burst out of the gates of our lips but for those darn blabbers who wouldn't shut up for just a bloomin' second or two. I don't know about you, but I have never had any news quite so jaw-dropping as those folks there who had seen Jesus raise Lazarus from the grave. However, I do understand how much they would want to tell that story.

Bearing witness: a desire to tell of our great Lord Jesus.

Bucky