DISCIPLINE OF DELAY 5 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick. "When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it." Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus 6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. Discipline Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral, mental or spiritual improvement. Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Reason of Use National debt One trillion How Long Ago Is a Trillion Seconds? If you count backward, then: 1 million seconds = 12 days ago 1 billion seconds = 31 years ago 1 trillion seconds = 30,000 B.C. (give or take a decade or two) How high is a trillion in $1000 bills? If you stack a trillion-worth of $1000 bills together, then: 1 million dollars = 4 inches high 1 billion dollars = 364 feet high 1 trillion dollars = 63 miles high (give or take a foot or two) Note that this is a STACK, not laid end-to-end. If a person’s salary is $40,000 per year it would take: 25 years to earn $1 Million 25 Thousand years to earn $1 Billion, 25 Million years to earn $1 Trillion Credit Cards Do Not Fill Wait Time with Worry For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: Painting by Joni Earickson Tada This is how she started Was Jesus ignorant of the condition? • John 11:11 “Our friend Lazarus sleeps but I go that I might awake him.” Was Jesus Indifferent? • John 11:8 “Rabbi the Jews sought to stone you.” • John 11:35 “Jesus wept.” Was he unable to help? • John 11:43 “Lazarus, come forth!!” Why does God Delay? • • • • To see the greater glory To Remedy Feeble Faith To Get Others in Synch To take us to a deeper Relationship Relationship is More Important than Results
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