A greater revelation

We've been going through the book Experiencing God in school for Bible class, and there was one part that stuck out to me... Mrs. Dumont reminded me of it this morning when she read it in front of church. So here goes...

"...Jesus loved Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. Having received word that Lazarus was sick unto death, Jesus delayed going to Lazarus's home until he had died. In other words, Mary and Martha asked Jesus to come help their brother, and there was silence. All the way through the final sickness and death of Lazarus, Jesus did not respond. The family went through the entire funeral process. They prepared Lazarus's body for burial, put him in the tomb, and covered the opening with a stone. Still they experienced silence from God. Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Let's go.' When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been dead four days. Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died...' It seemed to me as if Jesus had said to Mary and Martha: 'You are exactly right. If I had come, your brother would not have died. You know I could have healed him because you have seen me heal many times. If I had come when you asked me to, I would have healed him. But you would never have known any more about Me than you already know. I knew you were ready for a greater revelation of Me than you have ever known. I wanted you to come to know that I am the resurrection and the life. My refusal and My silence were not rejection. They were opportunities to disclose more of Me to you.' "

God's silence is not rejection. Sometimes it's just an opportunity for God to show more of Him to you.