Never Late

John 11:21-22 NKJV:
Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

God's presence is the assurance of breakthrough. Pity the man with a lot of issues and nobody to help him bear them. Pity the man struggling under a burden too heavy for him, yet with no one to lend a helping hand. But most of all, pity the man who has no God, no help, no comforter, no guarantee that his life will enjoy any good.

Lazarus had died and had been buried, the final seal of the 'irreversible' nature of death. Mary and Martha had been mourning. Then the good news: Jesus had come. Martha went out to meet him and in a few words, taught us the importance of faith and the power of God. In her own words, if Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. The presence of God gives and sustains life; he does not destroy, he builds and sustains life. God's presence is key to all that a man desires. His presence speaks life and his absence will leave room for a host of other influences.

She also confessed the immutable power of God to do whatever he has promised. God isn't like man, prone to rash words and actions; God watches and weighs his words before he speaks them so that once they go out, his power of accomplishment accompanies them. They cannot fail so his words can never be spoken in vain.

Like Martha, let our own lives speak of faith and action. Let our life be an agreement of what we profess and what we practice. Let God's Word be the only anchor we hold on to when life gets rough. Because his Word is eternal, that is the only thing that matters. Everything, even this present life, has an expiry date. Only God lasts forever and if we are live with him forever, he's got to live inside of us.

Get God, get life. His time of favour is here.