Scripture - Luke 7:11-15 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. 12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." 15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.
Observation - It would be foolish to read this passage of scripture and not celebrate the major miracle that had taken place. The men were carrying this young boy in a coffin and Jesus speaks to him and he gets up and pops out of the coffin. Can you imagine what the crowd was saying. Inf act the scripture says "they were in awe and praised God" I was thinking however, as I read, how often we have things in our life that we put in coffins and are on the way to bury long before God has finished His purpose with those items. This young boy had a role to fulfill in life. He was the only child of his mother, he would be the only one to carry on the name of his father, she could not be provided for without him and the lives he would touch would not be touched. In short this young boy had purpose. He passes away too early and Jesus speaks to the coffin and the boy awakes. Amazing how all hope was lost in the sight of the people but not to Jesus. One word and he is back in business (so to speak).
Application - I think that too often there are things in our life that have great purpose and potential and because maybe it gets too difficult or it seems to not get legs and go, we pronounce it dead. We carry those things to the grave yard in the coffin and attempt to bury them long before they fulfilled their purpose. It seems like we do this with relationships, with jobs, with churches, with family, with many other areas and activities. We are burying them pronouncing their death before we can see the miracle bring them out. Jesus can speak to those things that are in coffins in my life. Those things that are dead that should be living. Those things I have tried to bury that should have life. Jesus can speak to them and when they live we should stand in awe and praise the Lord.
Prayer - Father help me not to write anything off too early. All things work together for the good of those who love You. Father, I love you - help me to pray life into the dead places and perform and coffin miracle in me.
Observation - It would be foolish to read this passage of scripture and not celebrate the major miracle that had taken place. The men were carrying this young boy in a coffin and Jesus speaks to him and he gets up and pops out of the coffin. Can you imagine what the crowd was saying. Inf act the scripture says "they were in awe and praised God" I was thinking however, as I read, how often we have things in our life that we put in coffins and are on the way to bury long before God has finished His purpose with those items. This young boy had a role to fulfill in life. He was the only child of his mother, he would be the only one to carry on the name of his father, she could not be provided for without him and the lives he would touch would not be touched. In short this young boy had purpose. He passes away too early and Jesus speaks to the coffin and the boy awakes. Amazing how all hope was lost in the sight of the people but not to Jesus. One word and he is back in business (so to speak).
Application - I think that too often there are things in our life that have great purpose and potential and because maybe it gets too difficult or it seems to not get legs and go, we pronounce it dead. We carry those things to the grave yard in the coffin and attempt to bury them long before they fulfilled their purpose. It seems like we do this with relationships, with jobs, with churches, with family, with many other areas and activities. We are burying them pronouncing their death before we can see the miracle bring them out. Jesus can speak to those things that are in coffins in my life. Those things that are dead that should be living. Those things I have tried to bury that should have life. Jesus can speak to them and when they live we should stand in awe and praise the Lord.
Prayer - Father help me not to write anything off too early. All things work together for the good of those who love You. Father, I love you - help me to pray life into the dead places and perform and coffin miracle in me.
