He is a personal God who feels our pains. This is a testimony of God’s love for each and every one of us. Think of it – here was Jesus, the one who knew he had the power to raise Lazarus from the dead, in fact, would, in just a matter of minutes, and he took the time to experience the spiritual pains of those that he loved. When he approached the tomb, Jesus found Mary, saw her emotional state and those that loved Lazarus, he wept. He is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25). If he can heal broken, lifeless bodies, certainly he can work his grace in us, changing our hearts, our minds, and our desires. Jesus Christ can fix anything that is broken. This line of thinking is something that many students can relate with, and it is this very idea that the Savior is addressing in this episode.
How often do we put limitations on the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ to mend things that are broken? How do we limit the Savior’s ability to heal us? We believe that his power is operational in the lives of other people, perhaps those we look up to, but surely the Savior cannot transform our problems or make rough things smooth. This was something that Mary supposed was beyond Jesus’ power to fix. Mary thought that Jesus could have done something had he arrived sooner, but that with Lazarus being dead so long, there was no chance of recovery (John 11:32). 2 John 11.43 “Lazarus, come forth!”Ī connection to the lives of the students might have to do with how many viewed Jesus’ chances of raising Lazarus. God was glorified and the divinity of the Son of Man was vindicated in the result. At the tomb, when he was called forth, there were many witnesses, some of them prominent Jews, many of whom were unfriendly to Jesus and who would have readily denied the miracle had they been able. No question as to the actual death of Lazarus could be raised, for his demise had been witnessed, his body had been prepared and buried in the usual way, and he had lain in the grave four days.
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