God couldn't be indifferent from man fallen in trouble.
So God sent the Savoir Jesus Christ. And He brought all troubles of body and soul to a true settlement. Jesus used His unlimited power to solve human pains. He is the true solution of human trouble.
Human misfortune prevails this world. Sin brought man trouble: Curse, pain, disease, poverty each of which covers the world.(Genesis 3:17-19) In order to escape from all the troubles in their reality or from all the evils coming into their life people struggle, make endeavors over endeavors to bring means and methods. But nobody may avoid the curse of death-the most root and terminal ones of human troubles. Therefore if you believe that you could get in this world the ultimate happiness, you are merely misunderstanding the world as well as yourself.
God only is eternally happy and gives you His happiness. For those who want freedom and happiness He sent Jesus Christ to proclaim the truth, His eternal life and the kingdom of God. He forgave sins. He cured diseases and blessed people. Therefore once you meet Jesus Christ you will be happy the instance and forever. Remember but never forget this: There is nothing eternal from this world. This world is not an answer for your paradise. But Jesus Christ decided to give us His own flesh and blood for our bread and water. He became the true and eternal source of our happiness. (John 6:54-58) For those who had been in agony of the short life in this world, who had worried about what to eat and what to drink and where to live, He came in body and let it torn up to give Himself to them so that He brought all their agony and worries to an end. Instead He brought eternal life to those who believe in Him, in the eternal kingdom of heaven He promised.
He also gave His own name to those who believe in Him. He ordered us to use His name to drive out, from our life, the devil which brings sins, troubles and to cure painful diseases.
(Isaiah 53:5-6, Mark16:17-18) The Christian gospel is fully committed to shift, with the absolute power of Jesus Christ, people off from troubles and curses from this world into true happiness in Jesus Christ. He ordered His disciple to build His church and preach in the Holy Spirit His gospel in order to make it known to people that He came in body to take in Himself all the troubles and the death from sinning but to give out people the true happiness. The gospel of Jesus allows no desperation.
In today's text the widow in Nain got down to a deepest desperation after desperation. The first was her husband's death. And the second was another death of her loved only son. In spite of her greatest love for them she couldn't prevent their death. Human is truly a being inevitable of death. The cruel death deprived her of her loved ones. This is what nobody can avoid encountering. The widow had in her farthest hopelessness nothing but to dispose her son's body getting more and more decayed. Then the Lord Jesus met her in that place. He felt great sympathy with her and stop the coffin and said to her, "Don't cry." He ordered her dead son. "Young man. I say to you, get up." The dead man sat up and began to talk. Jesus' voice of powerful command brought her the instant stop of the evil in her family.
Brothers and sisters, check now what desperation, what trouble you are caught by. And have this faith in Jesus Christ who brings prompt and eternal solution to your desperation, to your troubles. Listen to Jesus Christ say, "My brother. I say to you, get up." And be free and happy in Him. Again listen Him say, "In my name expel out of you the wicked devil. Cure diseases of your neighbor." Do pray, "Lord, Let no desperation be a trouble." Take firmly in your mind the Lord's eagerness for seeking after you who are poor, needy of His absolute power. In His powerful voice, bring a prompt stop of your troubles and an eternal solution against all evil curses. Meet Jesus Christ and be freed from your desperation and be eternally happy in Him!
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