When He Sees Us

 

During this holiday season, I decided to join the challenge of reading a chapter a day of Luke.  I am so glad I did as chapter seven has really blessed me with a revelation!

Luke 7: 11-15

¹¹ Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. ¹² As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. ¹³ When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

¹⁴ Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” ¹⁵ The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Did you noticed anything?  The widow did not come up to Jesus or say anything to him. She was just mourning the loss of her son at his funeral. Yet Jesus saw her, a widow crying over her dead son.  He not only saw her but his heart went out for her.  By his compassion, he prayed over the casket and before everyone knew it, that widow son was given back to her.

For whatever reason I never saw this story before until now.  Smack in the middle of two of my favorite bible stories, the centurion and the woman with the alabaster box.  I had to go back and read this widow story again.  She didn’t say one word to Jesus.  Yet Jesus saw her and restored what she had lost.  This brought tears to my eyes, as it reminded me of how He Sees.

Widows, He sees us privately crying over our pain and all the hiccups that comes along with losing our love ones.  Yet if He sees, He also cares and if He cares, He acts.  I’m in the middle of one of those widow hiccups as I write.  Nevertheless , what reassurance to know He sees me and will be right there for me, even if I don’t say a word to Him about the matter. 

Whew, what a beautiful God we serve! 

Be encouraged widows!