Come Forth

"And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go." (John 11:43-44).


    
       Jesus had received the news that His friend, Lazarus, was very sick. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had already been dead four days. It would seem that if Jesus really cared about Lazarus, He would have gotten there in time to heal him. Mary and Martha, Lazarus' sisters, questioned Jesus about how late He was at arriving. Jesus told them to roll the stone away from the tomb. They were reluctant to do so, because he was beginning to smell. They rolled the stone away, and Jesus told Him to come forth. Lazarus walked out of the tomb. He was alive! This man was dead four days, and at the word of Jesus, he walked out of the grave!  He was still bound in the grave clothes and had to be loosed.

       Do you feel you are in a grave of despair? Do you feel your situation is hopeless? Do you feel there is no way out? Does it seem you are dead and dry? Has it been awhile since you have truly felt alive?  Troubles, trials, problems, stress, worries, fear, sin, and despair make us feel buried. If we stay in that situation, we wonder if we will ever be free again.

      Jesus is calling you forth today. He is calling you to life, joy, peace, healing, hope, faith, victory, and deliverance. You must make come forth from your situation and make the step toward Him. Don't stay in the grave clothes, but lay them aside and come forth. You don't have to stay in that condition. You don't have to stay in the tomb; dead with no hope. You don't have to stay bound in those grave clothes. Jesus made a way out for you. He came to set you free and give you life more abundantly.

"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." (John 8:36).

     Will you stay in your dead situation, because it seems that is the only choice you have, or will you do as Lazarus did, and Come Forth?  Jesus is calling.