“Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.” (John 1121-22)
Surely Martha knew of the Nobleman’s son in Capernaum. The Nobleman had requested that Jesus come with him to Capernaum and heal his son who was at the point of death. Jesus simply said for him to go his way because his son lived. The man believed what Jesus said and went his way. As he was going home to Capernaum his servants met him and told him, “Your son is alive.” When he inquired as to the time the son began to improve they said that it was yesterday at the same hour in which Jesus said your son lives. (John 4:46-54) Jesus healed from a distance.
It was not necessary for Jesus to be in Bethany to either not let Lazarus die, or to raise him from the dead. Martha was expressing what we often express: Jesus can change our circumstances for a better outcome. She did not at this time know that Jesus was going to give her the desired outcome. In verse 22 she expresses faith to leave things in the hands of the Lord to work as He sees best.
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