Daily Bread – April 2, 2024 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) John 11:25 – Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, he shall live.” The Divine Partnership Of Confident Relationship Even though Jesus already knew the Father wanted Him to raise Lazarus from the dead, He still stopped and prayed. He does so for those who were present then, and for all of us who would read these Scriptures now. In the prayer, Jesus instructs us on the kind of relationship that results in great faith – the faith that raises the dead to life again! He knows the Father has already heard His prayer, and that He always hears Him. The intimacy of the relationship is that of an obedient son to his father. John will speak of this confidence in his First Epistle, as well when he describes how every prayer we pray can be answered (1 John 3:21-22). If we simply obey God and do those things that are pleasing in His sight, we will function in the extraordinary works of faith He has called and ordained us to do (John 14:12, 15:16). God has ordained that whatever we ask, He will do it (John 14:13, 15:7). God has brought us into a divine partnership to show forth His wonderful works through our lives. With this kind of relationship, we can have confidence He has heard us. And then, whatever we say, we will know we have received it (Mark 11:23-24). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 4/2/2024
