Luke 7:12–14 (ESV) — 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a
man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was
a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her,
“Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the
bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
NOTE: This is a very
human reaction. It is not as if God did not know of the death of the son or
that there was some argument as to why he should live. But Jesus responds to
the emotion of the mother -- Luke writes, "he had compassion on her."
This becomes a very key moment in Jesus' ministry as he raises the dead to
life, although technically, this is not considered a resurrection (only a
resuscitation) since the body has not been dead 3 days. Lazarus will meet the
demands of a resurrection in fulfillment of one of the three Messianic
miracles. Still, emotion is not ignored by God but often mentioned in
scripture. Hannah wept for a child. David was known for his heart (emotions)
for the Lord. Emotions are a good thing and a part and parcel of relationships
which God desires to have with us.
PRAYER: Father, I
pray that our relationship with you would not be cold. I pray that we would
express our heart, our desires, our fears, our pains to you. I pray we would
not hold back. It is not as if we can hide anything from you anyway.
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