Reading:
And
it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many
of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the
city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and
she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion
on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood
still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to
speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a
great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout
all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Commentary:
There is great comfort for us, knowing there will be
a resurrection of the dead. Our comfort
is that for the sake of Christ who is God, since He already entered into death
for our sake and conquered such, death has lost its sting. Consider the great wonder of a funeral
procession, whereby Christ literally speaks to a dead young man in the coffin
(bier), yet the dead obeys Christ who is called the Living Word, and the dead
by the Word is brought back to life (to the great joy of mother). "I am the Resurrection and the Life, he
that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever
liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.
Believest thou this?"
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