John 11:1-15

1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”

4When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

8“But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”

9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light. 10It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”

11After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”

12His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

14So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

Sometime GOD is silent, ask GOD what are you up to?

GOD being silent is very good.

Revelation 8:1

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

GOD is silent;

*to get our attention that He is in charge.

*if we have unconfessed sin

*Because we are not ready to listen to Him. Tune to GOD, live sensitive to His Spirit,

*Because He is teaching us to trust Him. When He is silent He has not changed.

*Because He wants us to learn to distinguish between His voice and other voices.

Keep praying. His silence does not mean He is inactive, He is already working on our need, trust Him. When He is silence it is always for our good.