Halting Death

Luke 7:14 - "And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise!'”

Jesus has always been in the life-giving business. When the Lord suddenly appears and touches our lives, death cannot resist as life irresistibly permeates our being. In that moment, when God arrests death, the world will "halt" in wonder at the significance of this supernatural happening.

The world will always be stupified when men choose to live according to His will. However, we cannot worry about what they will say or do, but we must climb out of our coffins of despair and unbelief and give glory to God. That is why resurrection is fundamental to the Christian faith and diametric to the teachings of this world. The former instills resurrection hope while the best the latter can do is give us a false hope of humanistic betterment.

Even if the world seems to have nailed our coffin shut, beloved of God, know that He can always raise us up through His Holy Spirit.