Feb 6, 2020
In today’s episode, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches continues the series, “When You Don’t Understand His Hand, Trust His Heart.” Dr. Funches picks up where she left off in the last message, the very vital topic about how when you can’t understand God’s hand, you must trust His heart. In every believer’s life, there are going to be times — maybe even seasons — when we just don’t understand what it is that God is doing, or possibly don’t understand why God isn’t doing something that we feel He needs to do.
Dr. Funches returns to John 11 and Martha, Mary, and Lazarus and shares how much she can relate to needing a miracle from God in the most grievous and even fearful circumstances. Martha seemed not to understand the hand of the Lord when she told Him Lazarus would not have died if the Lord had been there, but she showed her faith that even after Lazarus died, Jesus could heal him and raise him from death. Dr. Funches emphasizes Jesus revealing Himself as the resurrection and the life.
Listen in to hear how you can trust in God’s heart as a New Covenant believer of Jesus.
KEY BIBLE VERSES
[3:19] John 11, NKJV [referenced]
[6:19] Song of Solomon 2:15, NKJV 15 Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.
[14:13] Isaiah 55:10, NKJV 10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater,”
[15:56] John 11:21–22, NKJV 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
[18:37] Luke 1:37, NKJV, 37 “For with God nothing will be impossible.”
[19:47] Acts 20:24, NKJV 24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
[20:40] John 11:23, NKJV 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
[20:47] 1 Timothy 6:12, NKJV 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
[21:25] John 11:24, NKJV 24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
[29:29] Matthew 6:33, NKJV, 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [referenced]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
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