11-15 Not long after that, Jesus went to the village Nain. His disciples were with him, along with quite a large crowd. As they approached the village gate, they met a funeral procession—a woman’s only son was being carried out for burial. And the mother was a widow. When Jesus saw her, his heart broke. He said to her, “Don’t cry.” Then he went over and touched the coffin. The pallbearers stopped. He said, “Young man, I tell you: Get up.” The dead son sat up and began talking. Jesus presented him to his mother.
16-17 They all realized they were in a place of holy mystery, that God was at work among them. They were quietly worshipful—and then noisily grateful, calling out among themselves, “God is back, looking to the needs of his people!” The news of Jesus spread all through the country.
God is back! Jesus performed miracles that even dead was raised to life again. People realized that they were in a place of mystery. Jesus is still alive today through His Spirit. He dwells in us. He sees people's misery. His heart still breaks just like when he saw the woman lost her only son. Jesus is a compassionate God - He is powerful and at the same time his heart goes with our hearts. No one asked for healing or miracle; no one interceded to God for miracle; no one came to him for help. But as Jesus heard a woman's painful cry, his heart broke. His compassion moved him to go and touch the coffin, and to proclaim the resurrection of the dead man. Jesus is back and looking to the needs of His people.
We believers are living a mystery of Jesus' powerful Presence. May our hearts open to His heart, feeling His compassion on people in plight. May our eyes open to His hands, seeing His touching hand on people in needs; and may our ears open to his voice, hearing His mighty words in deliverance of people's bondage and healing of people's illness.
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