Luke 7:11- 17: Restoration.

“…and Jesus gave him back to his mother.” (15b)

“…and gave him back to his father.” (42b)

Jesus is in the restoration business. Above all, He restores lost (dead) prodigals to their Heavenly Father ( Luke 15:24). But He also brings restoration in human relationships.

How moving to read that Jesus’ “”heart went out”” to the grieving mother (13). He felt her grief and pain. (Someone has described empathy as ‘your pain in my heart’). But He could do more than offer sympathy. He who is the resurrection and the life shows His total mastery over death. He touched death and it fled like a burglar caught in the act (14,15).

Prayer: I thank you Lord Jesus that we not only have your pity but also your power – and that this power extends to the last great enemy of death itself. We are an Easter people and Hallelujah is our song.