Maximum Glory

I'm not sure if I already wrote about this but, just in case I didn't, hear goes... Laserith. When he was dying Mary had sent word to Jesus to come. She know what he and Jesus were close. She wanted him to come right away and heal him so he didn't die. When Jesus did come she said "You are late."

There are two things that stand out to me about this. The first is that it makes me laugh. I mean He invented time, He can never be late. The other thing that stood out is the time that He did come. He didn't come when Laserith was just sick, He came when he had already died. I love this. He came in God's perfect timing. He wanted God to get the maximum glory out of the situation. I'm sure that He would have loved to come earlier. If He did, He would have just healed another sick man. But He waited. He waited until God said go. Once he was there He brought an already decaying man back to life. My goodness, that is power full! That is bringing glory to God.

So many times in our lives we are waiting. Waiting for an answer or guidance. We grow inpatient and think that God doesn't hear us. But He so does hear us. He knows out heart. Some times when were praying for something. Were asking him to give us a stone when we think were asking for bread.

So unanswered prayer is one of two things. Either were asking for something that will actually harm us, so He won't give it to us. Or He is waiting to answer our prayer until He can be truly glorified!