Job 37:1-24 - Perhaps as Christians we become use to the closeness of God in Jesus Christ. Another aspect of God is His transcendence, and Elihu presents a powerful picture of that here. God is above all things, and beyond our grasp. We can't understand His power or wisdom, and in fact cower in fear before His awesome majesty. And this same God comes into the world He created as an infant and dies the death of a criminal. How do the transcendence and closeness of God help you to understand Him and His relation to you? How do these concepts help us in evangelism?
John 12:1-19 - I've never noticed that the chief priests targeted Lazarus for death as well. Certainly we know that they had Jesus in their sights, and we know that after the resurrection the disciples suffered similarly, but I had not remembered that Lazarus was considered a threat to them. It reminds me that though Lazarus was raised by Jesus, he would at some point die again. This is why Jesus points not to the miracle, but to himself as the resurrection and the life. The gift to Lazarus was only a fortaste.
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