Stefanie speaks: "Jesus Wept."

Stefanie, our dear sister from Indonesia, is currently doing her Masters in Civil Engineering at NUS. She's full of life and also full of child-like wisdom!

Dear brethrens,

Just catching up with u all and wanna share some thoughts about what I read today.

John 11:1-44, about how Jesus raised Lazarus from death.

21"Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask."

23Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

24Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

27"Yes, Lord," she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ,[b] the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

28And after she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. "The Teacher is here," she said, "and is asking for you."

29When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

30Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.

31When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
32When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

34"Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied.
35 Jesus wept.



Well, it's the first time Jesus wept over someone, before he wept for Peter for going to deny him. He planned the whole scene, since He delayed His journey to Judea in order to show God's greatness. But even though he planned everything, He was still deeply moved and even wept when He saw the sisters' sadness. I feel that it applies to us, too. When God let us faces challenges and trials, He plans it well and He know through it we can learn and grow and glorify God after we conquer it. Nevertheless, He will also moved when we struggle in those challenges, for He feels what we feel. When we weep for the loved one we lost, when we feel why things happen to us in such a bad situation, when we try to persevere in our struggle Jesus is there.



Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress he (note: God) too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
So, for everyone, who struggle with the yoke God has put to you because He believes you can handle it, Jesus feels what you feel and relate to it. And, just like Lazarus, Jesus will come to save the day (watched Powerpuff Girls too much :P). For men, it may be "too late", but God has His own timing to give the best for you.

Cheers,

Stefanie C.
In a room with her laptop and tons of lecture notes