The quick fix

THE QUICK FIX

 

When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days (John 11:6 NIV).

 

People these days are looking for the quick fix. We want easy answers and we want them now. Television has taught us to expect fast results. on TV, life is divided into neat thirty-minute intervals. Mysteries are solved, broken hearts mended, diseases cured, crises averted — all within a thirty-minute time slot.

 

Commercials are even more miraculous. Asthma sufferers find relief, headaches are cured, overweight people become slim, and the ugly become beautiful — all within a thirty-seconds time slot No problems in your life are too big for the thirty-second commercial!

 

As a result, we grow impatient with the real world. Extra pounds don't melt away overnight, headaches persist, and miracle products don't do what they promise. In the real world bodies grow sick, cars break down, investments go sour, houses need repairs, young people die.

 

When Lazarus died, some commented that surely Jesus who opened blind eyes could have kept this man from dying. Instead, Jesus stayed where He was two more days.

 

It is hard for modern people to understand that God transcends the time and space of our world. His purposes may take longer, but we can count on it that He is at work!

 

Life response: Where do I see Christ at work in my life right now?