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John 11:20-22
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee.

It's Jesus plans to help His friends in a way that will BLOW their MINDS!!! Jesus's friend Lazarus was ill, his sisters sent for our Lord and Savior to HELP! Only Lazarus dies and is buried before Jesus even arrives! Now, Jesus is dealing with the grieving sisters.

In today's verse Martha almost chides Jesus; "Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died." The other sister,  Mary, will say these same words to Jesus in verse thirty-two. This family was among the first to believe in Jesus as the Son of God. We can read the sureness of their belief in their words with Jesus.

Martha believes; "But I know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee." She has seen and heard about what Jesus does. She expects a miracle here. Does she fully comprehend what she is asking for? She has a bunch of mourners visiting from Jerusalem. Some of these people would have opposed our Lord. Some might have even tried to stone Him in chapter ten and then tried to take Him by force. Lazarus' family was one of position and substance and they had many friends among the higher ranks of the Jews. This is a big crowd of credible witnesses for the miracle Jesus is about to preform. Witnesses who will report to the Jewish leaders who are plotting to kill Jesus.
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