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“Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”  John 11:40 (NIV)

 We’ve probably all found ourselves at the feet of Jesus urgently begging.  I found myself there recently. My sister was fighting for her life because of a mysterious infection that was closing up her esophagus.  She was in Jacksonville, Florida and I was in Virginia.   We were miles apart.  I wasn’t sitting in her hospital room or talking to her doctors.  Instead, I was relying on phone conversations with her fiance’ because she couldn’t even speak.    Surrounded by a team of expert doctors, they were exhausting every measure to get the infection under control.  I, in Lynchburg, was desperately begging God for a greater glory.   I knew He could heal her; I knew He would do it in His timing – but I wanted more.  I wanted God’s glory to shine even in the midst of the dark shadows of death.  And it was just like God to do more than we could have ever imagined.  Not only is He healing her physical body, but God is healing her spiritual and emotional body.  He’s drawing our family closer than we’ve ever been, and  I have a feeling He’s working behind the scenes to restore more than our eyes can glimpse on the surface.  So glad, I asked for more from a loving God who delights in exceeding our wildest dreams.  What about you?  Desperately needing Jesus?  Don’t settle for what you want – beg Him for the greater glory – I promise you won’t be disappointed.

“Father, our faith is challenged in difficult times. But when we cry out to You, we get a chance to glimpse death transforming into life – incredible healing  – from the inside out.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
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