10/18/2024 – The Power of Christ Over Death
Luke 7: 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. 16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” 17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.
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What may seem like a unique miracle in fact represents the work of God in our lives. Our Lord Jesus disrupted every funeral He visited, and He has intervened in your death as well. When you were on the path of death, without any ability to choose life, beyond hope, dead in transgressions and sins, the Son of Man appeared! You did not seek Him, He sought you! He came to bring life to those who were dead and without hope!
Our Lord spoke to the dead young man. The bible says that the dead will hear His voice…
He who had been dead sat up! And he began to speak! Oh, the joy for everyone in that funeral procession… but above all, the joy for that mother! The joy that comes from redemption, from receiving from Christ that which we had lost! From going from the depths of sorrow to the fullness of joy! That is the promise of God for you- to turn your sorrow in the fullness of joy! Your lament into dancing!
But they missed who He was. They thought He was a great prophet. Elijah and Elisha had raised people from the dead in the name of God. They put our Lord Jesus at their same level. They did not realize that now, God Himself was among them. Do you realize that the Lord Jesus is God, and that God is with us?