“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day” ( 2 Peter 3:8).

Have you had a moment when you felt you were out of time? It is “too late” is perhaps what went through Martha and Mary when life slipped out of their their brother Lazarus. After all he had been sick for a while and upon being told of his death Jesus did not drop whatever he was doing to rush to his rescue. “So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days” ( John 11:7). Later he decided to go and, “On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days” ( verse 17).

Yet in spite of this delay Jesus found Martha’s faith apparently not shaken. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask” ( verse 21-22). Meanwhile Mary who had stayed in the house on hearing of his arrival came out but wondered if there was any hope. “When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” ( verse 32).

But it was not too late. “Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,you will see the glory of God?”    ( verse 40). Thus, “When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go”           ( verses 43-44).

Perhaps you too have a matter that has not only been ailing for a while but by all physical appearance is dead. Well, if you believe, just as the Lord challenged his followers, it is not too late. It was against reality and quite laughable to think that a man who had been dead for four days could be restored to life. Well, the Lord did it. What more is it with you that the Lord can’t restore to life?

Prayer today: Lord father God of heaven, you who raised Lazarus from the dead even after four days of being in the tomb, I bring to you all my affairs even that which appears dead, that you restore it to life, for nothing is too late with you, because of the faith I have in your son, Lord Jesus Christ!