Jesus was not a crybaby
This little bitty verse (35) has always amazed me. I mean, why would Jesus weep. Wouldn't He be excited? He knew Lazarus was going to get up, that Mary and Martha were about to be stoked beyond words. He knew what he was capable of. And yet, He wept. Knowing full well what the outcome would be. He wept. He saw Mary crying and He joined her. Our God is not disconnected from us. He sees us when we are hurting. He feels that pain with us. He's not a stoic God that stands back ready to snap His fingers and make life livable again. No way. He is a father in every way. Just yesterday, my 3 year old hurt himself. He's a tough kid so for him to cry about it, it must have hurt. We've done the typical "shake it off, you're okay" stuff since he was little so when he falls down or something, it's no biggie. My tough kiddo. But yesterday, he was hurting. Big tears, squeezing my neck- hard! It broke me. Of course I knew he'd feel better and be up and playingof the swingset before you know it. I knew it wasn't dire. But he was hurting, and I got teary, too. WHy? Because even though I know he'll be okay, it hurt me to see him hurt. I think out of love, Jesus wept. Sure, He knew the outcome. But He is not so far from what we are going through that He can't relate. This gives me such hope. What I'm going through may be intense. It may even cause pain and bring me to tears. But in that moment of feeling the love of a Saviour that hurts with me, there's hope as He wipes away my tears. There's strength in being wrapped in His arms. Because right after that hurting, there's life again as soon as He says the word.
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