Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
The fact of the matter is that even though we open up the floor for questions each Sabbath afternoon, there are times when we do not and cannot answer certain questions, because, we just do not know the answers for certain questions and situations. If any person tells you that they can figure out the reason why God does this or that every time, they are lying to you, plain and simple.
This is what transpired when Mary and Martha had sent an urgent message to Jesus, informing Him that His good friend Lazarus their brother was sick. What happens next should be studied closely, for it seems reasonable that Jesus should at once, set out on His journey to Martha’s house, to prevent Lazarus from dying.
But believe it or not, in God’s perfect plan, it was His will, that in this instance, Lazarus should die, and in all that Jesus would do next, and in all His empathy for Martha’s family, He must not mess up His own Father’s plan, by arriving on the scene too early. In other words, if Christ arrived on the scene before the appointed time, Lazarus would not have died in His presence, and yes, Lazarus would be healed, but in doing so Jesus would have messed up God’s plan.
John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!