The victim was the only son of his widowed mother. With compassion, Jesus moved in grace and power that day as He broke up that funeral procession.
Luke 7:14-15 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
Jesus gave the son back to his mother. He gave them hope in place of fear. He gave them life instead of death. He gave them joy.
What Jesus did that day in Nain, He did in my life one day as well. I was dead in my sins and in a desperate condition, but He came in grace and turned my death and desperation into a time of deliverance when I believed in Him.
He gave me hope. He gave me eternal life instead of death.
What a Savior! What love! What grace!
