Loose Him and Let Him Go

And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: And his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him  and let him go.” (John 11:43-44)

The Son of God had finished His prayer. Unnamed people had taken the stone away. It was time for the miracle. Jesus called Lazarus’ name and commanded that he come forth. At that command Lazarus came forth.

No one can call your name quite like Jesus can. In the garden following the resurrection, Mary thought Jesus was the gardener and requested that if he knew where Jesus was to tell her and she would take Him away. Jesus called her name, “Mary.” Immediately she recognized who He was. (John 20:16) No one can call your name quite like Jesus can.

Notice the grave clothes. They were strips or bands of cloth tightly bound with spices and ointments about the body of the deceased.  Notice the napkin about the face, similar to the napkin about the face of Jesus, left behind when He was resurrected.(John 20:7) He commanded those gathered there to “Loose Him and let him go.” And again, unnamed people had a job to do and they did it.  It’s wonderful what we can do when we cooperate with Jesus.