God Moves Stones We Can’t
"Jesus said, 'Take away the stone.'" – John 11:39
Some obstacles in life are just too heavy to move. You know the ones. The broken relationship that will not heal. The addiction you keep falling back into. The anxiety that chokes out your joy. It is not that you have not tried. You have. But trying only gets you so far when the thing in front of you feels like a sealed tomb.
That is where Mary and Martha found themselves. Their brother Lazarus was gone, and now Jesus was standing outside the tomb asking for the stone to be rolled away. That stone represented finality. Death. Defeat. And yet Jesus told them to move it, even though the body had already begun to decay. It made no sense. But they obeyed.
Sometimes your step of faith comes before the miracle. Jesus did not move the stone for them. He asked them to do what they could, so He could do what only He could. That is often how it works. Your job is not to resurrect the dead thing. Your job is to obey when God tells you to trust Him, even when it smells like it is too late.
What feels immovable in your life right now? What have you already buried that God may not be finished with yet? You may have given up. You may have convinced yourself it is too far gone. But Jesus is still standing in front of graves today, calling out names and commanding life to rise.
Faith is not just believing God can. It is trusting Him enough to move the stone before you see what happens next. To act like the resurrection is possible even when everything smells like death.
You are not the resurrection and the life. He is. But He still invites you to be part of the process. Take the step. Move the stone. And watch Him do what only He can do.
Some obstacles in life are just too heavy to move. You know the ones. The broken relationship that will not heal. The addiction you keep falling back into. The anxiety that chokes out your joy. It is not that you have not tried. You have. But trying only gets you so far when the thing in front of you feels like a sealed tomb.
That is where Mary and Martha found themselves. Their brother Lazarus was gone, and now Jesus was standing outside the tomb asking for the stone to be rolled away. That stone represented finality. Death. Defeat. And yet Jesus told them to move it, even though the body had already begun to decay. It made no sense. But they obeyed.
Sometimes your step of faith comes before the miracle. Jesus did not move the stone for them. He asked them to do what they could, so He could do what only He could. That is often how it works. Your job is not to resurrect the dead thing. Your job is to obey when God tells you to trust Him, even when it smells like it is too late.
What feels immovable in your life right now? What have you already buried that God may not be finished with yet? You may have given up. You may have convinced yourself it is too far gone. But Jesus is still standing in front of graves today, calling out names and commanding life to rise.
Faith is not just believing God can. It is trusting Him enough to move the stone before you see what happens next. To act like the resurrection is possible even when everything smells like death.
You are not the resurrection and the life. He is. But He still invites you to be part of the process. Take the step. Move the stone. And watch Him do what only He can do.
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