Don't Cry~

Tuesday greetings,

Luke 7:11 “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and His disciples and a large crowd went along with Him.  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.  When the Lord saw her, His heart went out to her and He said, ‘Don’t cry.’”

Before Christ traveled to Nain, He was in the city of Capernum where He had been hard at work teaching large crowds from Judea, Jerusalem, and coastal regions.  These same crowds could not get enough of Him and were constantly trying to touch Him because of the power that was flowing through Him (That's a DEVO topic for another day!).  Christ, and rightly so, was the center of attention everywhere He went. Nevertheless, in the midst of the daily hustle and bustle of His extraordinarily busy life, Christ’s heart goes out to a grieving widow whose only son had died; He puts all of His considerable attention on one broken heart. Sigh~

I do my fair share of asking, pleading, crying, petitioning, and sometimes even begging. I wonder how many others are also out there at any given time praying. Are there millions or even billions of requests being offered up right this second as I write this DEVO?  My guess would be yes, but this verse reminds us that God sees each and every one of His children on a personal and intimate level.  It does not matter who else is trying to reach out to Him, He sees us.  He is aware of our needs, our pain, our struggles, and today He says to you and me, “Don’t cry.”

How might knowing this change our perspective or attitude?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are never too busy to see us.  You are intimately aware of our hurts, needs, wants, and fears.  Thank You that You, the Almighty and Glorious Lord, are right there when we need You the most.  In Christ’s name, AMEN~