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John 11:44
"And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go."

Lazarus came out of his grave! 
Called out by name by Jesus. Mary and Martha, Lazarus's sisters, have to be loosing their minds! They watched their brother die. Now, he is walking among the living again! They were deep into mourning his death and expressing grief. Not any more! 

We are studying GOD SIGHTINGS and on this occasion GOD revealing a BIG one. A dead man coming back to life is a event that even the most obtuse person has to recognize as an act of GOD. ALL of this happened to inspire belief in those present and the countless more that will hear and read about these events! In this account we learn that death does not win Jesus defeated it. All this sorrow and weeping became a party once Lazarus was raised. And, it's not JUST Lazarus, EVERYONE , all that is yet to come, you and me, will be raised from our graves one day! Jesus will call us by name. We will come out to meet our maker. Our friends and family will remove our grave clothes and welcome us home to the land of eternal life! What a glorious day that will be. Amen.

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://www.youtube.com/live/6zs-2JjtLGw?feature=share
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