 Wouldn't it be awesome to have a name like that and be the one to live with the name Encourager? There's a way that we all can be a Barnabas. How? View life from God's perspective. Nothing is ever too difficult for the Lord. The greater the problem, the greater the miracle. When Lazarus was gravely ill, Jesus sent this encouraging word to the family. The sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God. By the time his word arrived, Lazarus died. Jesus performed one of his greatest miracles in raising Lazarus from the tomb. The lesson here.