 So, yes. Let's continue where we stop. Were you able to look at that video? Yeah. Okay. Okay, Dave. Yeah, yeah. Okay, great. Wonderful. If you've seen it. It just helps you to get a perspective of how loyal the sheep are to the voice of the shepherd. So another context in which, see, Jesus pointed out and said that those who know God, they will understand what God is trying to say or the hearts that are true and worshipping the Lord. They would recognize that God has sent Jesus to them. But here, the Pharisees, the scribes, the religious leaders, they were acting like the caretakers of the people, that is, sheep are God's people, isn't it? So they were acting like they were guiding God's people, they were leading God's people, but they were not leading them in a truthful manner. So here, we've seen how the shepherd, he enters by the main gate. It's only a thief who enters in crooked ways. So the religious leaders of those times, they claimed to have a good heart towards the people, but unfortunately, that was just a superficial commitment which they had for the people. They were more concerned about their own reputation, about their own position, about their own security. And that is what Jesus is trying to say when he points out to the shepherd and he says that the true shepherd, a real shepherd, a good shepherd, will have a heart for the sheep, will know the sheep really well, the way God deals with the sheep. But the so-called religious leaders, they were not being those true shepherds. They did not have the heart of a leader which they should have had. Now let's continue. Let's see what else Jesus is trying to communicate with the people. So Jesus used this illustration, then it comes on to saying that, most assuredly, I say to you, when statements like this are made, Jesus is firm about what he's saying. Very clearly I'm telling you, and he's not afraid of making these claims, continuing to make these claims. He said so far, I'm the bread of life, I'm the, what did you say? I am that I am, I'm the light of the world, the I ams of Jesus, the claims you've seen. Now he says, I am the door of the sheep, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. So Jesus is revealing that he's the true part of salvation. He's the true part of the Father. So far, several people, even as you study the history of the Jewish people, there are many leaders who came up and they claim that they will lead the people to God's redemption, salvation. There are lots of claims and lots of leaders, but what Jesus was saying is, he was saying that I am that true path that will lead you to the Father. And he was clear and not at all shy to claim this. And he says, if anyone enters by me or in other words, if anyone believes in me and this is spoken already, if anyone believes in him, he will be saved and he will go in and find pasture, meaning the blessings of salvation will be upon this person's life. So he's claiming to be Messiah in simple terms. Then he says, the thief does not come. Now he's contrasting so far when he talked about the shepherd. He was, yes, he was referring to Satan, but he was also referring to the religious leaders of those times because they were not leading the people with a good heart. But now, very clearly, he's pointing to the enemy Satan and he's trying to tell that the thief, who brings destruction, Satan brings destruction. And that is why I know Jesus is pointing out and he's saying that the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. That is Satan's work. But what does God do? What does Jesus do? And he's saying, I've come that they may have life and they may have it more abundantly. So Jesus is claimed once again. He's saying, I'm the door, I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly. So he's speaking about the salvation, which he is offering to the people. And abundant life, what is abundant life? Abundant life, again, this is something we can all study. Does it mean that we have a financially prosperous life on the earth? That we have certain things, amenities, facilities that make our life better. Does it mean that or does it mean that we have the best life by faith in Christ Jesus? And every blessing of the cross is upon our lives. So it's not the worldly standards by which we can define abundant life. But abundant life is the God kind of life which comes from God. The satisfaction which comes through the life of God. That is the abundant life that Jesus is talking about over here. So he's saying that he indeed is the leader who has a heart for the people. Okay, let's move on. Let's see what does Jesus says. Till now he said, I'm the door. Now he says, I am the good shepherd. Okay, I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. So, good shepherd. The sheep can be taken care of by any kind of shepherd. Maybe there's a shepherd who doesn't care much, needs the sheep and the sheep get attacked by the wolves. But what does a good shepherd do? The good shepherd takes very good care of the sheep. In what way? Even through his sacrifice. And Jesus is actually pointing towards the death that he's going to have very soon for the payment of the sin of mankind. So that's why he's saying that he's so good a leader that he is going to lay down his life even for his people. So he's saying that he's the good shepherd and his leadership. It's very sacrificial. Okay, he's willing to go the extra mile even if it takes death. What a great shepherd. I don't know if we have ever seen something like this. Like a shepherd is fighting a wolf or a bear or some other predatory animal that is trying to eat a sheep. And in the process, the shepherd gets injured or the shepherd even dies. I haven't seen anything like that, but I know that if the shepherd really cares for the sheep, the shepherd will be willing to do things like this. So he's trying to help the people know that he's such a caring God and that he's such a caring leader. But again, he contrasts it with Satan and he says, look the hireling. He who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and please and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. So he's saying that Satan doesn't care if people are harmed. And if you want to apply to the false leaders who pretend to care for the people of God, even they wouldn't care. If any harm comes, they're willing to just keep themselves safe and escape the scene. So that is what an evil leader would do. But what kind of a leader is Jesus? No, he is the one who will lay down his life for the sheep. So he's saying, I am the good shepherd and he goes back to what he had said earlier. How the sheep know his voice and the good shepherd knows the sheep by name. He's saying, look, I know my sheep and I'm known by them. So there is a strong relationship which is established between the shepherd and the sheep. And now he is going to make a claim which will ruffle the feathers of the religious leaders. He says, as the father knows me and even so I know the father and I lay down my life for the sheep. So now he's bringing this relationship with the father into the picture which the leaders never really liked. So he's saying that not only does he have a relationship with the sheep, he also has a relationship with the father. And he claims that there are other sheep who are in the world whom he has to bring to the fold. Basically he was referring to the Gentiles because we know, right? The Bible said that even the Gentiles will come into the fold of God. So Jesus was saying that after he died, the salvation which he brings it will be offered to the Jews as well as to the Gentiles. So that is the claim that Jesus is making. And then again, he talks a little more about his relationship with the father. He says things like, the father loves me because I lay down my life. So indirectly what does he say? Again, that he is a shepherd. He already said directly, I'm the good shepherd. I'm the good shepherd. Now again, he's saying indirectly that he's the good shepherd who lays down his life. And then he says that I may take it again. So when he talks about the resurrection of Jesus. I lay down my life so that I may take it again. Take it again is what? Third day, he rose from the dead. If we look at scriptures, you know, there are verses that tell us that the father raised the son from the dead. We see also that the Holy Spirit provided that power for raising Jesus from the dead. Now here in this verse, verse 17, Jesus is claiming and he says, I laid down my life that I may take it again. So who is working in the resurrection of Christ? The father, the son and the Holy Spirit. All three are at work for the demonstration of the resurrection from the dead of Jesus. And that is something that he is giving them. It's a prophetic word. He's telling them this is going to happen. I laid down my life so that I can take it up again. Then he says nobody takes it from me, but I laid down of myself. So it's a willing sacrifice in leadership. What does God wants from us? God wants us to lead sacrificially. But with our hearts, you know, open towards God. It's not that God forces us to lead people. It's a building heart. In this case, Jesus says of my own will, I'm going to lay down my life. And you know, I have the power to lay it down and have the power to take it again. So he's willingly going to lay down his life. Now when he was speaking these things, they were so upset. They already must have been upset because he was calling them as false leaders or shepherds who were bad shepherds. So that must have irritated the religious leaders already. But what irritated them more was he's starting to claim his relationship with the father now. So all this put together, you know, again, they wanted to make him look like something is wrong with him. So this time, what do they say? They tell him or they say about him, he has a demon. Why do you listen to him? As if Jesus was speaking senseless things. Okay, so they could not prove that he's a sinner. They tried it. It didn't work. Now they're trying to prove that he's mad or, you know, he has a demon. So let's see how this goes. Now in the camp of the Jews, some of them were very bent on proving Jesus wrong. But then you have the others also. What are they doing? They continue to believe that something about this man is special. So they asked themselves the question. They asked this question. These are not the words of one who has a demon. You know, how can wise words come out of the mouth of a demon-possessed person or a mad person. So we don't think this Jesus is mad or demon-possessed. Now moving, let's just keep going on and, you know, see what are all the things that Jesus is saying. Now again, in the temple, you find Jesus going to the temple and over there, he's kind of, you know, walking around. There is the feast of dedication going on at that time. So is Jesus afraid of the religious leaders? No. Otherwise, what would he have done? He would have hidden. He was not afraid. So he went to the temple and he was walking around there and they find him and they ask him the question. They say, how long do you keep us in doubt if you are the Christ? Tell us plainly. You know, this question is very funny because till now, what are we discussing? Jesus openly he is saying, I'm from above. Openly he is saying that if you drink of me, you will not thirst. Openly he is saying, you know, I'm the bread of life. I am the light of the world. Then, you know, I am before Abraham was I am. That was, you know, the cherry on the cake. The moment you say I am, it's like for the Jewish people, it was a blasphemy. How can you compare yourself with God? So is this not direct enough? Directly, he's been telling them, I am the good shepherd. I am the door. And now what are they asking him again? Because their hearts are hard. They are looking for an answer from him where he would say that I am not the son of God. But how can he say that when he is the son of God? So they are pushing him to take back his claims. And it's very funny. They are saying, how long do you keep us in doubt? Where is the doubt? Things are so clear. Then they are saying, if you are the Christ, tell us plainly. So, hardness of heart. And Jesus said, right? Blindness. Blindness. What blindness is? Spiritual blindness. Though they see, they are not able to, they are like, you know, they are not able to perceive things. So that is the condition of these Pharisees. So Jesus responds to them. He's telling them, look, I already told you, but you didn't believe. Okay, come on. Now let me make it clearer for you. He says, okay, so if you don't believe the claims, once he didn't made all his claims, what are they telling him? You're mad. You have a demon. That is their conclusion. So he's saying, okay, fine, you leave that aside. Leave my claims aside. The works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me. So he's saying, look, a human being, like a person, right? How do we know who that person is by the words which they speak and the works which they do, right? Now how about you shift the focus to the works which I have done? What works are these? These are the father's works. Okay, these are the works that Jesus has done in the name of the father. And we've seen that, you know, how he claims I do, what the father tells me to do, all that. So he's doing only the father's work. So he shifts the focus on the works. Okay, come on. Don't worry about my claims. Let's look at the works, what I've done. He said, these works, they bear witness of me. So even the blind man asked, you know, how can a sinner, a sinner's prayer be heard? How can somebody who's blind all their life receive sight if he was a sinner? And in this passage, John 10, some of the Jews, they are saying that how can he have a demon? You know, if he's doing all these miracles and saying all these wonderful things, how can this man have a demon? So Jesus is saying, okay, come on, look at the works for some time. They bear witness of me, but you do not believe because you're not of my sheep, as I said to you. So basically, he's telling them again that, you know, you are not willing. That is the reason you're not able to see the truth, even if the truth is in front of you. So he says, verse 29, my father who has given them to me is greater than all and no one is able to snatch them out of my father's hand. I and my father are one. So he's saying that the people who believe, the people who believe that they are the sheep who hear his voice and that the father has given those people to Jesus and Jesus is going to preserve them. Now, even when this passage is talked about, there is an association of this passage with the concept of predestination. People say that there are only some human beings whom God has chosen to be part of the kingdom. So that is why when the Gospel is preached, some respond, others don't. It's based on God's predestination. But you know, if we talk about predestination, what I shared about the free will of man, that will not hold true. So how can the same God give free will and also control the will of people? It's not possible, isn't it? So this passage, when we read this passage, we have to remember that it does not override free will of God, even though it sounds like these people whom the father has given me, nobody will be able to snatch them from my father's hand and all of that. It is the choice of the people, those who believe in God. They are the ones who become, they are the ones who are instilled with the ability to hear the father's voice. So what is Jesus doing now? He said, okay, I made all these claims you did not believe, but the works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me. So believe the works, even if you don't believe the claims, believe the works. So till now, what are the works we have seen? You know, we saw the water which was turned into wine. We saw a noble man, okay? A noble man, he came to Jesus and his son, isn't it? Yeah, son was sick. The very hour Jesus spoke, he got healed. Then what else did we see? We saw the man at the pool of Bethsaida. He also, 38 years, he was ill. He could not walk. He was paralyzed and now he rose up, okay, when Jesus ministered to him. So these are the works of Jesus and recently we saw a blind man from birth. Now having looked at the works, how can anybody have a doubt that Jesus is the Messiah? That's the question that Jesus is asking them. He's saying, if you don't believe my words, you believe the works that I do. He just told on Christ. Yeah, so he's pointing to his works. So the supernatural works of God must lead us to God. And earlier we said that we need more of the supernatural works of God in today's church. Because if you go by how Jesus is speaking, one is preaching, okay, where the claims of Jesus, we proclaim that he's the Messiah, you know, we declare all those things. So wonderful. Yeah, great. But in addition to that, the works of the Father, you know, when the works of the Father are done, even that will be an evidence that God is real. Imagine we pray for somebody and they are healed. We pray for somebody and they were in financial difficulty and they were blessed. These things show that God is real. The moment you pray, the moment you minister, God's power is being released into that situation. So what will be the response of the people? People will be amazed and they'll be like, wow, you know, this has to be God. How can it not be God? So the works in today's church, we need the emphasis on both preaching as well as the supernatural demonstrations of the works of God. Okay, because you see, even Jesus did that. He drew the attention of the people to the works. He said, if you don't believe what I'm saying, how about you look at my works and then you talk. So the works bear witness of who Jesus is. And so all of us, we have to pray God in our life, in our ministry, in our church, in every way. That God, you know, that we be able for God to demonstrate your supernatural works. Now, let's keep looking forward. Now, one thing that Jesus said made them very, very upset. He said in the end verse 30, I and my father are one. Okay, so this is again a claim that Jesus is making where he's saying, I'm God or I am deity. And the father, how can you, how can a mere man claim equality? Till now, the I am statements are also for the Jews, they were blasphemers. This statement, I and my father are one. It's like Jesus is saying, I have the same nature flowing through me. Okay, it's in the language, if you look up the language, the Greek in which Jesus said this. It was not like Jesus was saying, you know, sometimes we can say, my father and I are one. So maybe my father's attitude is like my attitude or, you know, my father's behavior is like my, my behavior. So we are one, not in purpose, not in character, not in mission, but the Greek there is to point out that they are one in nature. So how can a human being be one with Creator God? There again is another claim of Jesus where he's saying that I'm the Messiah. So time and again, you know, Jesus was claiming, if you want to put it this way, in his ministry, he was preaching about himself. That's what our, what is a great commission? Oh, all the world, you know, make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. And then you teach them all things that I've taught you. So it's always about Jesus all the time. Even during this ministry, he was trying to reveal himself as Messiah to the people. Today, what are we doing? That is our job. We are revealing Jesus as a Messiah to the people. Okay. So he's claiming, boldly is claiming, I and my father are one, same nature we have. So I'm the Messiah and this, you know, really, really upset the Jews and the Jews. How upset were they? You know, when they stoned people during Jesus's times, it was to kill them. Because stoning is, it's like a brutal punishment. So what do they do when Jesus says, makes the claim, they took up stones to stoned him. Then Jesus answered, many good works I have shown you from my father, for which one of those works do you stoned me? You know, in whatever Jesus is speaking, there is so much logic. But, you know, when there's hardness of heart, logic only doesn't make sense. So these people, they are not ready to accept the right and the good. So what is the response of the Jews? They're saying, see, not for any good work. They're not stoning you for that. You know why they're stoning you? Because you are a man and you are claiming equality with God. How can you do that? So that was the issue for the Jews. So they are ready to stonem. So Jesus tries to explain himself once a day. He says, look, in scripture, it already calls us as gods. There is a passage of scripture where the people of God are called as gods. So he's saying, when that scripture you can accept. How is it that you're not accepting what I am saying? And then he's adding to the case that he's making about himself. And he's saying, look, if I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me. Okay, let's stop at this. And what do you think about this statement? This is, I'll tell you, verse 37. So John 10 verse 37, I've posted here in the chat. Okay, any thoughts about this statement? If I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me. What does it show? Yeah, Dave, any thoughts on this? Yeah, the thing is Jesus, whatever he did, he was doing what God and his father asked him to do. He says, I don't speak a word apart from my own self. I do what he and the father says. So I do what he says. So in a sense here, if you look at the works I did. If the works weren't told by my father, I was not doing. So if you really want to believe, if you want to believe or if you don't want to believe, look at the works I did. The works all were done because my father asked me to do or he showed me what to do. So you believe on the works. If you believe on the works, that means you believe on the father, on God. I've been sent by Father, I've been sent by God to do what he asked me to do. Yeah, yes, Dave, thank you for that. So you're saying that the works of the father reveal the relationship of Jesus with the father and Jesus has done what the father has asked him to do. Is it it? Is that your point? Yes ma'am, definitely. Yeah, sure. So yes, that's true. So he has done the father's works, shows his obedience. So that is something we can get from this verse. Anything else that comes to your mind? I listed out, no? All the miraculous things that Jesus did through which he revealed his glory. Those are the father's works. If I do not do the works of my father or if he doesn't reveal the glory of God, then he's going to the extent of saying, don't believe me. So in the ministry of Jesus, he's preaching, he's teaching, but he's also demonstrating the kingdom. You see the importance of that. He's gone to the extent of saying, suppose, okay, minus the glory of God through all these supernatural works, separate those things. If I only speak and if you don't see the power of God, don't believe me. So what can we take from it as ministers of God today? Same thing applies to us. We can speak all about God. We can talk about the kingdom of God. But scripture also says that the kingdom of God is not all talking. It is a demonstration of power. So we have to be hungry for the glory of God. We have to be hungry for the works of God to be revealed in people's lives. So when we are doing ministry, whether it is our church, let's say I'm a pastor of the church, and I must desire God that the people encounter you in such a way that your glory is revealed in their life, your power is revealed in their life so that we see all these miracles. We see all these signs. We see wonders. We see healings. We see demons being cast out. All that should be happening. If it's not happening, it's like what Jesus is saying here. He says, if I don't do the works of my father, so if these things are not there, then how can people put their faith? So along with our preaching, we must see the demonstration of the kingdom of God. So that's the additional point which I wanted to make here. So very clearly, Jesus is emphasizing the supernatural. And verse 38, he says, but if I do, though you do not believe me, believe the works that you may know and believe that the father is in me and I in him again. Verse 38 is also, it's strongly saying the same thing. It says, believe the works because these works are pointing you to the father. They're pointing you to me. They're pointing you that the father and I are one. So the demonstration of God's power is very, very important through all our lives, particularly those of us who are in ministry. So when Jesus was saying all these things, they got very, very upset. First, they tried to stall him. Now they decide, okay, better to just get him or seize him. Seize him, just catch him. But we are told that Jesus escaped when they tried to catch him. And he went away beyond the Jordan to a place where John was baptizing at first and he stayed there. Then when he came to him and said, John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this man were true. Again, many believed in him there. So you see, like a little bit of a contrast, you could say in a way, John did not have miraculous signs. At least that's what we are told, or people are talking about John and they're saying he did not perform any miraculous signs. But what is the good thing about the ministry of John? He pointed to Jesus faithfully in a true way because the people are saying whatever he spoke about this man, it was true. So when we preach about Jesus, we must preach in such a way that it points people to Jesus. And at the same time, the reality, the truth about Jesus, and so that people can put their trust in him, people can put their faith in him. So these are all, this is how the situation was around Jesus. The situation was in the region at that time. So basically Jesus is just trying to buy some time before things get worse and he is caught and they put him on trial. So he's continuing the works of the Father. Now he went away somewhere near Jordan and John the Baptist, that was the region where John the Baptist was doing his work. So he stayed there for some time. Now the next incident that takes place is also a work of the Father. It's a miraculous work. And we talk so much about the next chapter here because it was about Jesus and his good friends. We have Mary, Martha and Lazarus. And you all must be aware. So what happened was when Jesus was away, Lazarus became very sick. And Jesus was not there at the time and he was very sick and the sisters were trying to take care of him. And then they sent word to Jesus. They sent word to Jesus that he's sick. So what do we expect? We expect Jesus to show up. We expect Jesus to hurry up and come. But when Jesus heard about it, he makes a statement. He says the sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God. The Son of God may be glorified through it. So Jesus was aware by the Spirit about the resurrection of Lazarus. So he is prophetically saying that that this man is not going to die but he's going to live for the glory of God. And soon enough, the sick man, he actually died. And the scriptures tell us when he heard that Lazarus was sick, in verse 6, he stayed two more days in the place where he was. Again, thinking about the life of Jesus, we recognize that he was so obedient to the Father. He was led by the Father, even his timing. So he didn't brush. What would you and I do? The moment we hear, you have to go there for ministry, you have to go preach, somebody sick, we run. But how did Jesus take it? He took it by God's timetable. So why did he stay back two days? And he already told, that this sickness, it's not unto death but for the glory of God. So he probably knew that Lazarus is going to die and that he would have to resurrect him. But why did he let Lazarus die? That's a question we have. However, so far we've understood that he goes by what the Father tells him to do. So he's simply obeying the Father. So whatever happens in the case of Lazarus, the Father is leading him. So Jesus is going to go by that timetable. So he stays back two more days and after this, he says, okay, come, now let's go. Let's go back to our region, Judea and let's go and meet them. Once again, as he is planning to go to Judea, the disciples are afraid. Why? Because already Jesus escaped from there because of the opposition that is rising against him because of the persecution which is rising against him. And they're asking him, Jesus, why do you want to go there? Don't you know the Jews already tried to stone you? But Jesus finds out and he tells them that, I have nothing to be afraid of. I am the person who is walking in the light and I have nothing to be afraid of. So basically, Jesus is walking confidently with the Father and he knows the timings, isn't it? He already made that statement and he said that the time is not right. Even though these Jews are trying to kill him, they will not be able to catch him because that hour has not come. So he was clear that Judea is not going to result in his immediate arrest and the things that take place after that. So he's just trying to tell his disciples, hey, hold on, nothing will happen. Let's go ahead and there's nothing that I need to be afraid of. So as he was saying these things, he also adds, okay? He says, our friend Lazarus sleeps but I go that I may wake him up. So there was a purpose. Jesus was not afraid of being treated by the Jews but at the same time, Jesus is saying there is a reason why I have to go to Judea and that is to wake up Lazarus. The words with Jesus is using your sleeps for his sleeps. In the Bible, we are told that the believers are asleep in the Lord and there is going to be a resurrection when Jesus returns. Okay? Jesus is aware of that. Once he dies on the cross, that will be the destiny of every believer that they will not die in this physical world that is not like completely destructive because there is going to be a resurrection. So in similar terms, he says Lazarus is sleeping and we are going there to wake him up. Now obviously, right now Jesus had not yet made the sacrifice so this was not a result of the cross but we see the foretaste of the cross in the works that Jesus did. Even before the cross, he is able to raise up somebody who has died. So Jesus is saying, Lazarus is only asleep and we are going to raise him up. The disciples, they don't discern the words of Jesus in a spiritual sense so they ask him back and they say, Lord, if he is sleeping, why can't we just let him sleep because he will get better, isn't it? But Jesus knew that he was talking about sleep. He equated death with sleep because he knew that he is going to resurrect Lazarus. And with this understanding, Jesus was speaking. So finally, Jesus tells them, okay, you disciples, you're not understanding what I'm saying. What I'm saying is, Lazarus is dead and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him. So he clearly tells them that Lazarus is dead but he does not seem to reveal what is going to happen after that. But Jesus knows that he is going to raise up Lazarus. And Thomas, Thomas makes a statement there. He says to his fellow disciples, let us also go that we may die with him. It's like some self-sacrificial statement where Thomas is showing his devotion to Jesus. But even after Jesus clearly told that Lazarus is dead, the disciples are not fully able to understand what he is saying. So far, we have seen that God is leading Jesus in his mighty works. That is quite clear that we have seen that Jesus is going by God's timetable. Let's look at the Lazarus story. We can apply it to our own lives in certain situations and circumstances and wonder, God, why is the intervention why is your intervention taking longer than what we expected? Why didn't the intervention come when the situation was bad? The intervention seems to be coming when the situation is worse. But those times where Jesus said look, this is happening for our six so that we might be able to see the glory of God. So certain times I am not saying that every delay is like the Lazarus delay because there can be some delays which are demonic in nature which we must fight against which we cannot say that this delay is happening and God is intervening in this circumstance in a special sort of a way. No. The key is to discern by the Holy Spirit in this circumstance is the delay because God is going to do something very wonderful after I have gone through some stages or you discern by the Holy Spirit is this delay a demonic opposition? If the delay is a demonic opposition what do we do? We have to press past it. We have to fight against it. So the discerning of why the delay is happening is very important. Everything we cannot put a stamp and say oh God is delaying so it will be like the resurrection of Lazarus. No. It doesn't work like that. But that discerning spirit is required. In the case of Lazarus Jesus was very clear. He already told them Lazarus is asleep. We are going to wake him up. So Jesus was clear that this man is going to come back to life. Right? So I hope that you have gained something out of this and what we will do is we will stop at this point because we run out of time. We will try and cover the chapters of every class and that way we will be able to complete the book of John. So it is very interesting the resurrection of Lazarus we will come back to it next week and explain it further. So shall we just pray and close class? We would like to request somebody to pray again Aran do you mind can we could you pray again? Thank you Thank you Lord Father for the learning Lord Father for the book of John whatever we have understood from the word Lord Father help us to apply this in our daily work with you Lord and Lord Father whatever circumstances whatever mountains we are facing help us to overcome this with you Lord Father she is an upgraded Lord Father I pray for all these students and all the yes Lord Father whatever we have okay I think Aran has been disconnected I just quickly say a word of prayer let's close Father God thank you Lord once again for this time thank you for every word thank you for every student Father we pray that you will continue to shine the light Lord of your revelation upon our hearts transform us help us so God to Lord walk in a more committed way with you Father God Lord we give ourselves into your hands thank you for everything Lord that you are doing in our lives in Jesus means with great amen amen okay amen God bless take care have a blessed day bye bye thank you