John 11:41, 42 (NLT)
So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so they will believe you sent me.”
A Theme to Remember:
The answer of our Lord’s prayer was the proof of His mission from God, as the answer to Elijah’s prayer was made to the woman whose son he raised to life. She said, “Now by this I know that thou art a man of God.” He is highest in the favor of God who has the readiest access and the greatest number of answers to prayer from Almighty God. (Adapted from E.M. Bounds, The Necessity of Prayer)
Words to Remember:
The seed dies into new life, and so does man.
–George Macdonald