DECEMBER 6 HIS NAME IS LIFE By Bruce Scott Director of Program Ministries, The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Ministry Partner and Speaker, Word of Life Fellowship
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (1 John 5:12)
Although I’ve never experienced it, I can’t think of a more difficult thing than to lose a child by death. I’m sure the widow of Nain thought the same (Luke 7:11–17). Previously, this woman had lost her husband. Now, she had lost her only son. As she accompanied the funeral bier carrying her son, she wept, feeling the crushing weight of irretrievable loss. She was in the presence of death.
Until Jesus arrived.
Jesus saw her. He had compassion for her. He even told her to stop weeping. Why would anyone tell a grieving mother to stop weeping over the death of her son? The only possible answer is that the Lord of life was there. With His presence, the purpose of mourning had become irrelevant. Jesus then spoke to the corpse and commanded it to get up. Life immediately infused what was once dead, and the young man sat up and began talking! The stunned crowd began glorifying God and spreading the news everywhere. But here’s the most touching part of the story: “and Jesus gave him to his mother” (Luke 7:15b). This poor woman received the best gift she had ever had. Imagine what unspeakable joy went through this woman’s soul as she saw her son come back to her arms, alive and well! I’m sure she continued to weep, but this time from joy and not from sorrow. Her life was forever changed because of Jesus. All this occurred because Jesus Christ is the source of life. His absence forfeits life. His Word imparts life. His fame spreads life. “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). Aren’t you thankful He came into this world?
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