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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 197

Martha's Conversation with Jesus

Text: John 11: 20-22

MARTHA’S CONVERSATION WITH JESUS

News that Jesus was coming to town caused Martha to seek Him out. She could not help but express her feelings candidly.

“Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.’”

John 11:20-22

1. “Martha… went and met Him”

a. Typically, Martha arose and went to see Jesus.
b. This was simply her personality.

2. “But Mary was sitting in the house”

a. This too was typically Mary.
b. She was more reserved than her sister Martha.

3. “Now Martha said to Jesus”

a. Martha was forthright.
b. She spoke her mind quickly.

4. “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died”

a. Martha, of course still spoke respectfully.
b. She still regarded and addressed Jesus as “Lord”.
c. Her tone was almost reproachful.
d. Why had not Jesus come immediately?
e. If He had, she knew that Jesus could have easily healed her brother.
f. Then he would not have died!

5. “But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You”

a. Martha continued to express some faith in Jesus.
b. If Jesus were to ask God for anything, she was confident that the Lord would grant it.
c. But her faith did not prompt her to ask what she desired in the depth of her heart.
d. She did not dare to voice out her hope that perhaps Jesus could ask God to raise her brother up.
This was an unspoken request from her heart. She felt that it was too late for wishful thinking!

经文：约翰福音 11：20-22

马大和耶稣的交谈

马大听闻耶稣来到伯大尼，她便去寻求祂。她不由自主坦率地和耶稣分享她的感受。

“马大听见耶稣来了，就出去迎接他；马利亚却仍然坐在家里。马大对耶稣说：‘主啊，你若早在这里，我兄弟必不死。就是现在，我也知道，你无论向神求什么，神也必赐给你。’ 耶稣说：‘你兄弟必然复活。’”

约翰福音 11：20-22

1. “马大……就出去迎接他”

a. 马大就如往常那样地寻求耶稣
b. 这是她的性格

2. “马利亚却仍然坐在家里”

a. 这也是马利亚的性格
b. 她比马大较含蓄

3. “马大对耶稣说”

a. 马大非常地直爽
b. 她很快地把她的心思说出来

4. “主啊，你若早在这里，我兄弟必不死”

a. 马大是尊敬地向耶稣说了这番话
b. 她依然视耶稣为“主”，并且这样地称呼祂
c. 她的语气却是责备和失望
d. 她质问耶稣为何不是立刻到来
e. 如果耶稣在场，她知道祂会轻易地医治她的兄弟
f. 他就不会死！

5. “就是现在，我也知道，你无论向神求什么，神也必赐给你。”

a. 马大继续表示她在耶稣里的信心
b. 她相信上帝必赐给耶稣祂所求的一切
c. 不过她的信心并没有促使她向上帝寻求她真正渴望的
d. 她没有勇气向耶稣求上帝使她的兄弟复活。虽然这是她心中的要求，她已认定这是痴心妄想的。对她来说，这已经太迟了！