"....When Jesus came near the town gate, he saw some people carrying a dead body. It was the only son of a woman who was a widow. Walking with her were many other people from the town. When the Lord saw the woman, he felt very sorry for her and said, “Don’t cry.” He walked to the open coffin and touched it. The men who were carrying the coffin stopped. Jesus spoke to the dead son: “Young man, I tell you, get up!” Then the boy sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother...." - Luke 7:11-16 (ERV)
Some years ago, while comfortably seated inside a commercial bus at Marina, Lagos I had a nudging in my spirit to disembark from the bus. Reluctantly, I obeyed and boarded the next bus few minutes later. After the bus had moved about 70 metres away from the park, one of the passengers (a man in his late 40s) suddenly stood up, held up his right hand and started screaming profusely. Thereafter, he fell down and some strange substance started gushing out of his mouth and nose as he struggled for life. There was a commotion on the bus and all the passengers ordered the driver to pull over. By this time, the poor man was almost passing out. As soon as the driver parked, all the passengers jumped out of the bus, ran some distance away and stood afar off to see what will happen to the man. Then, I realized that God actually ordered me out of the bus I had earlier boarded because He wanted to intervene in this man's case. Immediately, I moved close to the man, laid my hands on him and I prayed for him. Instantly, Jesus Christ - the Great Physician intervened. The dying man was snatched away from the cold hands of death and all the passengers who had earlier abandoned him came back to rejoice with him in the bus. Glory be to God!
Beloved, one of the signature of God on the pages of human history is His benevolent act of Divine Intervention. Whenever God intervenes in a matter, many unusual things happen. From the story above, we discovered that whenever God intervenes, the journey of great humiliation will always end in unprecedented celebration. Those who had earlier abandoned us will definitely return to rejoice with us. Also, things that had stopped working will suddenly jerk back to life effortlessly. Divine helpers will show up mysteriously to help us birth our pregnancy of miracles etc. These unusual happenings are some of God's amazing signatures on the pages of human history. Holy Spirit documented several of such unusual interventions of God in the Bible. For example, in Luke 7:11-17, when Jesus intervened, the funeral service organised for the only son of the widow of Nain was turned into a thanksgiving service. Heaven terminated the young man’s journey to the cemetery and turned his mother's mockery to a miracle. Everyone who had gathered to mourn with that poor widow suddenly began to congratulate her. What an amazing testimony!
"O Christ, You Are Life" is a powerful hymn that described that divine intervention recorded in Luke 7:11-17:
O CHRIST, YOU ARE LIFE By J. M Haydn, 1784
O Christ, you are life! You heal and restore!
You bring God's good news to those lost and poor.
Through all of your ministry here on the earth
You looked in the crowds and saw each person's worth.
You entered a town; a widow was there.
She grieved for her son and cried in despair.
On seeing her sorrow, you raised up her son;
The neighbors all shouted, "A prophet has come!"
You went to a house and sat down to eat;
A woman in tears anointed your feet.
Your host muttered, "Sinner!" but you turned to say,
"She's joyful because she's forgiven today!"
Before this month is over, the Almighty God shall intervene in every area of our lives and everything moving towards the cemetery shall jerk back to life. Helpers of destiny will show up for us mysteriously and everyone who has abandoned us shall return to celebrate with us. And more importantly, God shall engage our feeble hands to intervene in hopeless cases for Him on earth in Jesus name. Amen.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
https://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
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