October 9, 2025
Broadcast
Things to Come - Part 4
Luke 7:14-15
10/09/2025
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)
Jesus, while entering the city of Nain in Galilee, disrupted
a funeral procession. The young man who had died was the only
son of a widow. A great crowd of people from the city walked
with her from the town to the cemetery.
As Jesus entered the city, He stopped the procession and
said to the widow, ``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.
Jesus hates death. He raised this young man and returned
him to his mother. Just as He raised this man, just as He raised
the daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, just as He
raised Lazarus, He has promised to raise each of us from the
dead.
This miracle is a foretaste of the miracle promised on the
day Jesus returns to judge the living and the dead. Although we
do not yet see the resurrection, we look at this young man of
Nain and see ourselves reflected in His new life. We see the
tears of mourning replaced with tears of laughter and shouts of
joy.
The victory is ours, but we await the day when we can
celebrate that victory. Christ Jesus will soon enter our towns
to raise our friends, family, and neighbors who are now resting
from their labors. Meanwhile, we have hope, for God's promises
are certain.
May our Lord grant us faith to trust in Him, to hold firmly
to the forgiveness of our sins which leads to everlasting life.
Amen.