254: God’s purposes to reveal his glory in tragedy (John 11:1-7) || The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">As with most things on the internet, this show's focus and address have morphed over time (and as the LORD has directed).</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">It's now called "The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional" and can is published by Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">🔥 SUPPORT OUR WORK: (not tax-deductible)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Become a monthly sponsor: https://mm-gfk-partners.supercast.com/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Support a daily episode: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/daily-sponsor/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Give one-time: https://give.cornerstone.cc/careygreen</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">📜 TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: John 11:1-7</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span class="text John-11-1">Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.</span><span id="en-ESV-26514" class="text John-11-2"><sup class="versenum">2&nbsp;</sup>It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.</span> <span id="en-ESV-26515" class="text John-11-3"><sup class="versenum">3&nbsp;</sup>So the sisters sent to him, saying, &ldquo;Lord, he whom you love is ill.&rdquo;</span><span id="en-ESV-26516" class="text John-11-4"><sup class="versenum">4&nbsp;</sup>But when Jesus heard it he said, <span class="woj">&ldquo;This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.&rdquo;</span></span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span class="text John-11-4"><span class="woj"><span id="en-ESV-26517" class="text John-11-5 psuedo-selection"><sup class="versenum">5&nbsp;</sup>Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.</span> <span id="en-ESV-26518" class="text John-11-6"><sup class="versenum">6&nbsp;</sup>So, when he heard that Lazarus<sup class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;" data-fn="#fen-ESV-26518a" data-link="[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-ESV-26518a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]">[<a title="See footnote a" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+11&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-26518a">a</a>]</sup>was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.</span> <span id="en-ESV-26519" class="text John-11-7"><sup class="versenum">7&nbsp;</sup>Then after this he said to the disciples, &ldquo;Let us go to Judea again.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></p>