If You Believed, You Would See the Glory of God
(John 11:40)
The Christian faith is an experience. After accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, our faith becomes stronger by experiencing various works that Jesus performs in our life. Jesus said, “If you believed, you would see the glory of God.” If we move forward with faith, the Lord will heal the sick and bring life to the dead by performing miracles.
1. Lord, if you had been here
1) When Jesus arrived near Bethany, Martha ran to Jesus and said, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Just like Martha, Mary said, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
2) Martha and Mary didn’t believe that Jesus can bring Lazarus back to life. Because they didn’t have faith, they fell in despair even when Jesus who is the resurrection and the life was in front of them.
2. If you believed, you would see the glory of God
1) Jesus who went the tomb of Lazarus said to take away the stone that was blocking the tomb. Martha said that by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days. Martha had thought, “It is too late, and there is no way.”
2) Thinking that it is too late is just a thought of man. There is nothing impossible to our Almighty God. If we move forward with faith no matter what kind of problems we face, the Lord will solve them.
3. Have the fourth dimensional faith
1) To experience God’s miracles, we must have faith. We must believe in Jesus who is alive and working among us, not Jesus of the past and Jesus of the future. We must believe that miracles will come to pass, following the word of God and put that faith into practice.
2) The third dimensional faith is the faith that relies on one’s own reason and experience. With this faith, we can’t experience the miracles of God. We must have the fourth dimensional faith to experience miracles. The fourth dimensional faith is the faith that relies on the power of the Holy Spirit, following the word of God.
Conclusion
We must not forget that God is always with us no matter what kind of problems we encounter. Even today, God wants to bring us back to life. If we rely on the word given by God and move forward with the fourth dimensional faith, God will grant miracles in our life.