Jesus spoke these words to a grieving widow who now walked beside her only son's casket...en route to bury him. In the midst of her deep sorrow, she faced a future of destitution and misery. In that culture, widows needed their adult sons to care for them because they had no other source of assistance and no real way to make a living.
Then Jesus touched the casket and called out, "Young man, I say to you, rise up!" To the utter shock of everyone in the procession, the man sat up and began to speak. I'm just guessing, but I can imagine the men carrying the casket nearly jumping out of their skin, possibly even dropping the casket. It's not every day pallbearers encounter a corpse coming back to life.
As you can imagine...the crowd cried out in fear. The fear quickly turned to awe and wonder, as they glorified God and told everyone of this amazing event.
This day, so many centuries later, let us experience the encouragement and power of our risen Savior. He speaks life into the dead, frightening, or fear-inducing areas of your life, "Do not weep!"
Do Not Weep
(Luke 7:11-17) "Do Not Weep"
Jesus spoke these words to a grieving widow who now walked beside her only son's casket...en route to bury him. In the midst of her deep sorrow, she faced a future of destitution and misery. In that culture, widows needed their adult sons to care for them because they had no other source of assistance and no real way to make a living.
Then Jesus touched the casket and called out, "Young man, I say to you, rise up!" To the utter shock of everyone in the procession, the man sat up and began to speak. I'm just guessing, but I can imagine the men carrying the casket nearly jumping out of their skin, possibly even dropping the casket. It's not every day pallbearers encounter a corpse coming back to life.
As you can imagine...the crowd cried out in fear. The fear quickly turned to awe and wonder, as they glorified God and told everyone of this amazing event.
This day, so many centuries later, let us experience the encouragement and power of our risen Savior. He speaks life into the dead, frightening, or fear-inducing areas of your life, "Do not weep!"