September 20, 2024
The Widow's Son -- Part 5
1 Kings 17:24
09/20/2024
24 And the woman said to Elijah, ``Now I know that
you are a man of God, and that the word of the
LORD in your mouth is truth.'' (ESV)
This week we have been looking at the account of Elijah
raising the son of the widow of Zarephath. The son's
resurrection the dead foreshadowed Jesus rising from the dead. A
greater lesson, where Jesus took up His life again, all the
others in the Bible who were called forth from the grave were
given new life by the power of God.
Our committal service at a graveside include a prayer that
God keep the remains of our loved ones save until the
resurrection of the dead. Jesus Christ has promised to return to
judge the living and the dead, to give life everlasting to those
who believe in Him. This is the promise of which Saint Paul
spoke: ``If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will
be saved.''[2]
Elijah gave the boy for whom he had prayed back to his
mother, the widow of Zarephath. ``And the woman said to Elijah,
`Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the
LORD in your mouth is truth.'''
As we see God's grace, love, and mercy in action, we respond
with praise and thanksgiving. We confess that the word of the
LORD is truth, that salvation is by God's rich grace alone, for
the sake of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ alone.
This is the message of hope that we hear each Sunday as we
gather at 9:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Come join us to
hear again of God's love and mercy. May our Lord grant you the
hope of knowing your sins are forgiven, that you know of God's
love, and look forward to the resurrection. Amen.
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2. Romans 10:9 (ESV)