In the Gospel we hear Christ bring back to life the dead son of a widow. “Behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow.” (Luke 7.12) The grief of this woman must have been overwhelming because it seems that she didn’t even notice Christ was nearby even though He was being followed by a huge crowd. Her grief, like that of any mother who has lost a child, consumed her. I imagine if she had known Christ was nearby she would have begged Him to help. But He didn’t wait for her to ask: “When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her.” (Luke 7.13)
God doesn’t wait for us to ask before He shows us how much He loves us. “When we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5.8) Just as He knew the mother’s grief, He knows our hearts and knows better than we do what we need. There may be days when we think our struggle can’t get any worse or that we can’t seem to find the strength to even ask God for help let alone feel like we deserve His help.
It is just then that God acts in our lives and blesses us. It is just then that God shows us His power to solve any problem, even death. When we see these blessings, it’s our job to respond, “God has visited His people” (Luke 7.16) and give God the credit He deserves. It’s that simple…
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