October 8, 2025
Broadcast
Things to Come - Part 3
Luke 7:13
10/08/2025
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on
her and said to her, ``Do not weep.'' (ESV)
Jesus, while entering the city of Nain in Galilee, met a
funeral procession which was carrying a young man for burial.
This man was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.
We can imagine the procession, the large crowd from the
city, the mourners crying and lamenting, the widow dumbfounded
and overwhelmed with the grief of losing both her husband and
son. The separation of death causes pain no matter the
circumstances.
``And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and
said to her, `Do not weep.''' Often we hear the trite promises
and assurances, ``do not weep for everything will work out.''
Yet we have nothing concrete to offer the bereaved except empty
phrases meant to console.
When Jesus says, ``Do not weep,'' He gives reason for hope.
Our Lord Jesus Christ took upon Himself our sin and the guilt of
our transgression. When He assures us that God is in control,
that we have the hope and promise of eternal life, those words
are filled with the truth.
Jesus said, ``Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be
comforted.''[1] Saint Paul wrote: ``But we do not want you to be
uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may
not grieve as others do who have no hope.''[2] We weep, we mourn,
but do so knowing that our Lord has given His life for the
redemption of those we love.
May our Lord grant us hope even in times of distress for the
sake of His Son. Amen.
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1. Matthew 5:4
2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 (ESV)