Monday, October 12, 2009

Death at Nain


And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 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. Luke 7:11-15

Our morning sermon yesterday was accompanied by tears being shed by the preacher and many of the hearers alike. You see, there were many words about dying and funerals. There were necessary words about sin, the cause of all the heartache. Pastor D. talked about the young man who died and about his mother. Much of the sermon tore at our hearts quite a bit. But like all good preaching, we were brought at last to Jesus, the One who conquered sin and death. As Pastor said, He is the central figure in the passage. He is the One who told the dead man to arise and the dead DID arise and was alive again. We were told once again, and may we never tire of hearing it, that this Jesus is the one and only deliverer from death and the grave.


And, we sang my favorite song that is so often sung at funerals in celebration of the homegoing of a believer: "The Sands of Time of Sinking." A blessed day indeed. My favorite stanza from that hymn:



O Christ, he is the fountain,
The deep sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted
More deep I'll drink above:
There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel's land.



So, death at Nain ended with victory at Nain. I would like to remind you dear ones once again that this same Jesus is ready and willing to save YOU from the consequences of YOUR sin if you but come to Him. If you already know Him, don't you agree that we have a mighty and compassionate Savior?

4 comments:

HOPE said...

Oh Absolutely Maxine...

A wonderful portion of Scripture...as is all the WORD OF GOD....clearly telling the world of our blessed and only SAVIOUR the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I too love this song...

His mercy doth expand, and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmnauel's land.

Praise the LORD!

God bless you dear Saint!
HOPE~

Mimi said...

the stanza you posted of the hymn is beautiful... I don't know the song but would love to....

Susan said...

Oh yes, yes we do have a mighty and compassionate Savior!!!!

What a precious story of HOPE.

Love the stanza you shared. I'd love to hear that song Mazine.

Blessings to you my precious friend♥

Unknown said...

Maxine
I have missed your lovely posts. God is so good. I lov eyour music here. God Bless you. Lisa