The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Matthew 9:23-26,
"When Jesus entered the synagogue leader's house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, he said, 'Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.' But they laughed at him. After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. News of this spread through all that region."
As Jesus was having a discussion with John the baptist's disciples about fasting, a synagogue leader came to him and said his daughter had just died. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house and lay his hand on her to bring her back to life.
Jesus agreed and we read above what transpired.
A devastated father pleaded for the life of his daughter. In faith and desperation he ran to Jesus and the people there just laughed when he came to give her life. They simply could not believe what the synagogue ruler believed: that Jesus could restore life.
I feel this is somewhat of a simile to what we see today. For one reason or another someone from a family or group of unbelievers flees to the Savior to inherit eternal life and the others laugh. They do not see why this new convert would do such a thing. Just as the mourners at the synagogue ruler's house could not see the ability of Jesus to bring life, so unbelieving people today cannot see it either. It is a matter of faith.
The account does not press on with the following details, but you can bet the mourners were no longer laughing. In their stunned disbelief, they witnessed something they could never have seen coming.
And that, my friends, is exactly what is going to take place when Jesus comes back for his own. People who laugh and scoff at the notion that Jesus Christ brings life will be laughing no longer when they see the Son of God bring eternal life for all who fled to him in faith in this life.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
"When Jesus entered the synagogue leader's house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, he said, 'Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.' But they laughed at him. After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. News of this spread through all that region."
As Jesus was having a discussion with John the baptist's disciples about fasting, a synagogue leader came to him and said his daughter had just died. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house and lay his hand on her to bring her back to life.
Jesus agreed and we read above what transpired.
A devastated father pleaded for the life of his daughter. In faith and desperation he ran to Jesus and the people there just laughed when he came to give her life. They simply could not believe what the synagogue ruler believed: that Jesus could restore life.
I feel this is somewhat of a simile to what we see today. For one reason or another someone from a family or group of unbelievers flees to the Savior to inherit eternal life and the others laugh. They do not see why this new convert would do such a thing. Just as the mourners at the synagogue ruler's house could not see the ability of Jesus to bring life, so unbelieving people today cannot see it either. It is a matter of faith.
The account does not press on with the following details, but you can bet the mourners were no longer laughing. In their stunned disbelief, they witnessed something they could never have seen coming.
And that, my friends, is exactly what is going to take place when Jesus comes back for his own. People who laugh and scoff at the notion that Jesus Christ brings life will be laughing no longer when they see the Son of God bring eternal life for all who fled to him in faith in this life.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
No comments:
Post a Comment