In Mark 14:3-9 we read “Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.” This speaks of yet an aspect of devotion and that has to do with our witness. “Our witness? All Lazarus did was sit at the table with Jesus. What kind of witness is that?” Lazarus seems to be content to be known as the man who sat at the table with Jesus rather than the man who spent 4 days dead and was now alive. To Lazarus his devotion centered around his companionship and friendship with Jesus.
And in this we learn three things as it relates to our devotion as a witness:
•It isn’t what we do, it is who we sit next to. Lazarus’ presence at the supper table was proof positive that everything Jesus was saying was true. We are called to bear witness that we who were once dead are now alive. Our witness is most visible not by what we do but rather who we are hanging around the table with.
•It can only be seen when, like Lazarus, we don’t come to the table still bound up in the trappings of death. The greatest evidence of our devotion is the fact that you and I aren’t still walking around like we just came out of a tomb. We are free from the things of the old life, liberated from the things that stunk.
•It is most attractive when people see us at the table with Him, hanging out with Jesus. I wonder if Jesus spoke of that day when he came out of the tomb and looked at people’s faces, I can’t be sure but if He did I bet they all joked about it. The best way to demonstrate your devotion is to show people your life.