40 DAYS OF prayer Day 12

THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST 

LUKE 7:11-17 

Have you ever felt invisible-like nobody sees you? I wonder if this is how the widow in today’s story felt. Though she was surrounded by a large crowd of mourners as they carried her only son, now dead, on a stretcher through the town, nobody knew she was mourning far more than just him. 

The memories of the same procession come flooding back, only it was her husband on the stretcher. The crowd would soon leave, and she would return home alone with no support or financial means. Her future would likely include begging for food at risk of being taken advantage of by robbers who knew she was weak. I bet she felt invisible. 

But someone saw her–Jesus. He saw not only her outward appearance of sadness and grief, but He saw her heart and her story and “his heart broke.” His plea for her to stop crying may have seemed insensitive until His next statement was directed at the son: “Young man, I say to you, get up!” Can you imagine the shock and awe? 

He sees you, too. In fact, He’s always seen you. The very reason He came to earth was for you Just like the dead son on the stretcher could do nothing to help himself, neither can you or I. We are dead in our sin and need His sacrifice on the cross and resurrecting power to pull us off the stretcher. Celebrate today that He sees you and has compassion on you. Roll off the stretcher and let others see the miracle of the life you’ve been given. 

PRAYER POINTS: 1. Spend time thanking Jesus that He sees you while you are still a sinner. 

2. Have you felt invisible? What troubles do you need to give to Jesus today? Ask Him to reveal Himself to you. 3. As you ride the bus, walk into the cafeteria, or sit in class, ask Jesus to help you to see others as He sees them. 

» by Liz Sohl