John 11:14,15

John 11:14,15 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. Jesus had three good friends who lived near Jerusalem. There were two sisters, Mary and Martha and their brother, Lazarus.  Whenever Jesus traveled from Galilee, where He lived, to Jerusalem, the capital city, He stayed with them. But when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, He just hung around for three days. Why did He do that? Why didn’t Jesus rush down to Bethany, where Lazarus lived? But then the word came that Lazarus was dead. But Jesus said something unusual: He told His disciples that He was glad that Lazarus had died! How rude! But Jesus was never rude. He knew exactly what He was doing – and what He was going to do. You will remember from the blind man, whom Jesus healed, that in order to heal a blind person, someone must be blind. So, in order for Jesus to show His power to His disciples, He had to let Lazarus die so that He could raise Lazarus from the dead. The disciples were upset; Mary and Martha were upset; and all of their friends were upset. Only Jesus knew what He was going to do and why He was doing it. Jesus always knows what is best, and He knows what he is doing. Even when we do not understand, we should trust Jesus.