John 12:9

John 12:9 says, Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus's sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.  Many of the Jews knew that Jesus was there.  There may be people today that know that Jesus is real, but they may be like the Jews then, who didn't come only because of Jesus.  They came to see Lazarus. Lazarus living was the result of the miracle. They knew he had been dead and was now alive.  People may come to see the result of a miracle as much as coming to see the author of that miracle.  We hear today of people who were clinically dead and returned to life, and we want to hear about their experience.  Lazarus was more than clinically dead, so it was natural for the people to be curious, but they were in the presence of Christ, and that should have been enough.  If people come to Christ due to a miracle, that is good.  If people come to Christ because of Who He is, with no need of miracles, that is even better.  Verse ten adds, But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; When the chief priests heard people were coming to Jesus because of Lazarus, they thought they might need to kill Lazarus also. They were already seeking to kill Jesus, but now were wondering if they needed to go farther.  These were the leaders of God's people who were gathering to decide if they needed to kill a man miraculously raised from the dead in order to keep their fellow Jews from going to the Messiah.  People in the world today will go to great extremes to attempt to discredit the work of God in the world, but we need to ensure that we as His followers are not the ones doing it.  If something miraculous happens in our life, we need to make sure it points people to Jesus and never try to explain it away. Verse eleven continues, Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.  Because of the resurrection of Lazarus, many of the Jews went away from them and believed on Jesus.  If we truly accept Jesus, many religious leaders may actually attempt to turn us away from Him.