Do you have a promise from God that has not come to pass? Those promises can be hard to hang on to for a long time, for disappointment fatigue sets in and tells us it will never come to pass. If we think waiting is hard when it comes to something God has said, imagine this…

Two sisters, Mary and Martha, have a brother who is sick and they tell Jesus. Jesus responds and says, “This illness does not lead to death.” (John 11:4) Hope comes whenever Jesus speaks. The two sisters believe Jesus that this sickness will not lead to death, but guess what, Lazarus died. Jesus told His disciples in John 11:14 “Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died.” What do you do with this? Jesus said the sickness will not lead to death and the dude is dead.

Talk about a trial of your faith. Jesus Himself said that Lazarus’ sickness would not lead to death, but the guy is dead. When Jesus arrives to the village where they are John 11 says, “Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.” The guy is dead, dead, but Jesus said this sickness would not lead to death. What do you do with this?

Some of us have a word from God that something is going to happen and yet that which God told you would not die has died. This is a hard place to be in. The voice of the enemy is loud in times like this, all the assaults on God’s character comes when a prayer is not answered; a promise looks like it is not kept. But friends, God is not a man that He should lie (Leviticus 23:19). I know it is hard, I know you believed and haven’t seen yet, I know you heard clearly but now you are starting to give up hope. But we are dealing with God not man.

Martha understands how you feel, she confronted Jesus and told Him, you said, but now He’s dead. She was hurt, mad, confused, she understands how you feel. But it is God we are dealing with here. Friends, God does not lie to us, that is why we can trust Him. I know what it looks like, but I am telling you if God said it, no matter what it looks like He is going to do what He promised. Don’t give up on God, you are going to see the glory of God in the land of living, just you watch. Just ask Mary and Martha.