Jan. 17thMartha – Glaube, dass Gott bereits jetzt handelt?

„Martha Believed, But Still Rushed Jesus“ 👰🏻‍♀️

Martha appears in Scripture more than once, and each time, she is often misunderstood.

Most people remember her as the woman who was busy serving while Mary sat at Jesus‘ feet (Luke 10). Martha is usually described as distracted, anxious, or overly practical. But if we read her story carefully, especially in John 11, we see something deeper.

When Lazarus died, Martha ran to meet Jesus.

Her first words were honest and painful:
„Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.“

This was not unbelief.
It was disappointment mixed with faith.

Then Martha says something that many people overlook.

„I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.“

That line matters.

Martha believed in resurrection. She believed in theology. She believed in God’s future promise. But she believed it at a distance.

And that is where the tension is.

Martha believed God could act… just not now.

Jesus responds by shifting her focus:
„I am the resurrection, and the life.“

Not „I will be.“
„I am.“

Jesus was not correcting Martha’s doctrine.
He was expanding her expectation.

Martha believed in a future miracle, but struggled to believe in a present one. She trusted God’s power later, but hesitated to trust His timing now.

This becomes even clearer at the tomb.

When Jesus asks for the stone to be removed, Martha objects. She reminds Him that Lazarus has been dead four days. She knows what death smells like. Her faith understands resurrection, but her senses understand decay.

This is the quiet eye-opener in Martha’s story.

She believed God, but still tried to manage Him.
She trusted Jesus, but still rushed Him.
She had faith, but it was carefully contained.

And Jesus did not reject her for that.

Instead, He invited her to see more.

There is a deep encouragement here for believers.

You can love Jesus and still struggle with timing.
You can believe truth and still wrestle with disappointment.
You can have real faith and still place limits on what you expect God to do.

Martha teaches us that faith is not always loud or poetic.
Sometimes faith is practical, cautious, and afraid of what might happen if the stone is rolled away.

But Jesus does not shame Martha.
He meets her.

He does not scold her for her hesitation.
He reveals Himself more clearly to her.

And in the end, Martha sees what she never expected to see.

Life where there was death.
Hope where there was decay.

Sometimes, like Martha, we believe God’s promises but still hold back when He asks us to trust Him in the present moment. We believe in what He can do, but hesitate when He asks us to let go of control.

If you are in a place where your faith feels real but cautious, strong but guarded, hear this gently.

Jesus is patient with growing faith.
He is not offended by honest hesitation.

And sometimes, the miracle we are waiting for is standing right in front of us, asking us to trust Him now, not later.🙏🏼🙌🏼