"Take Away the Stone"

Thoughts from my devotions - 5/15/2012
John 11:4- This sickness will not end in death. No it is for God's glory, so that God's Son may be glorified through it."
v.39- How often is it that when God gives us a simple command (such as "Take away the stone") and yet we reply as Martha did, "But, Lord....." adding in our own objections or justifications of why that won't work or isn't a good idea, rather than saying, "Yes, Lord." and doing it? Why is it that our gut instinct is to question His commands rather than responding in obedience, trusting that since He is God and we are NOT, He (gasp) knows better than us and is more than likely giving us the chance to take off our garments of mourning and participate in the resurrection of someone/something? Do we really believe that He is who He says He is or not? Do we truly want to see His glory revealed to us or not? Participating in His Great Adventure is risky and does cost a lot, but the rewards of the adventure are astronomically greater than any risk that we will have to undertake.