The Lord Jesus in Power and Dependence

Before raising Lazarus, the Lord Jesus first prays to His Father—what a beautiful example of the perfect blending of the deity and the humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ. As God He was about to raise one to life from among the dead; as a perfect Man, He makes every movement at the direction of, and in dependence on, His Father. It is also instructive to notice that in His prayer He says, "Because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me." It is important to be sensitive to those who are listening when we pray publicly. They, too, need to enter in to what we are saying.
The Lord Jesus calls with a loud voice, and he that was dead comes forth. What a display, not only of His power, but also of His love, compassion and grace! This causes others to believe on Him, when they see the results of His working blessing through the trials that He allows in the lives of His own.
One more word is necessary, for Lazarus is still bound with grave clothes. "Loose him, and let him go." The result is complete liberty. This suggests the final, full deliverance that we read about in Rom. 8:21. "The creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty [or, liberty of the glory] of the children of God." At the rapture, when we will be given our new bodies that are not subject to the bondage of corruption, we will forever enter into and enjoy the liberty of the glory that is ours as the children of God. Until then, may we keep our hearts focused on the greatest purpose—His glory—for which He allows the trials in our lives, and may we always remember that He also works all things together for our blessing.