And these words mean, "Keep close to Me, where you can see Me and speak to Me. And if you keep close to Me, by and by when I lead the way into My glory in Heaven, you, if you are following Me, shall come with Me and share all I have." So Jesus called Matthew the publican; and Matthew heard His call, and rose up, and left all and came after Jesus. Dear children, if we hear Jesus calling us, let us leave behind anything that would displease Him, and tell Him we are ready to follow Him wherever He may lead. XIII. Lazarus Not so very long after the supper where Martha had served, her brother Lazarus fell sick and died. We are told that "Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus," and yet He let him die! Ah, how often have those whom Jesus loves, to trust Him through the very hardest thing that could happen to them! Jesus was not there when Lazarus fell ill, and though they sent to Him to tell Him, He did not go to them at once, but stayed where He was for two more days. In the meantime Lazarus died, and was buried. At length Jesus told His disciples that He would go to Bethany. When they got near to where Lazarus lived, Martha heard that Jesus was coming, and hurried out to meet Him with the words, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give it to you." Then Jesus told her that Lazarus would rise again; and Martha showed her faith in answering that she knew he would rise at the last day. And again Jesus questioned her with these wonderful resurrection words, "Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?" And Martha gave one of the most wonderful answers that we read in the Bible: "Yea, Lord: I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world." Blessed Martha! She had found the one thing needful! So by and by they come to Bethany, and Jesus sent for Mary to come from the house of mourning to Him. And Mary's first words were the same as Martha's, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died." Oh, the compassion of Jesus! He knew that soon their sorrow would be turned into joy, but when He saw them all weeping. He was very troubled, and wept too. And so they come to the grave; and Jesus told them to take away the stone. The Martha reminded Him that Lazarus had been dead four days. But Jesus answered her, "Did I not say to you, that, if you would believe, you should see the glory of God?" And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me . . . that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me." And then He called with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" And the dead man came forth, bound with graveclothes and Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go." Oh, how happy those sisters were! Did not Martha, indeed, see the glory of God, as Jesus had said? XIV. The Widow's Mite