September 22, 2026
More Than We Can Imagine - Part 2
Luke 7:13-15
09/22/2026
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.''
15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and
Jesus gave him to his mother. (ESV)
Our prayer this week asks God to grant us His grace so that
we may live according to His good will. The grace of God is His
undeserved love, given to us because of His great compassion.
God desires no one to perish eternally, but that each person
comes to know Him. Good works flow from faith, and are a fruit
of faith.
O Lord, we pray that Your grace may always go before
and follow after us, that we may continually be given
to all good works.
Why can we trust in God above all things? Consider the
miracle which we are studying this week. Jesus, and the crowd
following Him, met a funeral procession coming out of the town of
Nain. The young man who had died was the only son of a widow.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and
said to her, ``Do not weep.'' Then he came up and
touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he
said, ``Young man, I say to you, arise.'' And the dead
man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to
his mother.
Why did Jesus restore this young man's life? Out of
compassion and concern for his mother. Death was defeated as the
young man sat up and began to speak.
Jesus' compassion gave the widow a blessing that she could
not imagine in her wildest imagination. Her son was restored to
life without her prayer because Jesus showed her love.
May our Lord grant us faith to trust in Him even in our
darkest hours. Amen.