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John 11:3&4
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick.
4 When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

This is our GOD. We cannot imagine the lengths GOD has gone to just to save us for all eternity. We are not prepared for the blessings that GOD has planned for us. For an example of this we return to the Gospel of John, chapter eleven. On this occasion Jesus plans to help His friends in a way that will BLOW their MINDS!!! 

Jesus's friend Lazarus is mortally ill, his sisters have sent for our Lord and Savior for HELP! They are only two miles from Jerusalem, in Bethany, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. In today's verse; "Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick."

"When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the GLORY of GOD, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby." God sent this sickness so that Jesus might be glorified by raising him from the dead! God is glorified when His Son is glorified; and Christ is glorified when His Divine power is manifested, so as men acknowledge him to be GOD. This is the best ever win-win!

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