Message: The gospel according to Luke
Text: Luke 8:40-56 (48-56)
The Bible gives us only hints as to what happens at the death of our physical body: The trichotomy of man, Hebrews 4:12, Genesis 2:7.
Paul, “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”
To Jesus, this girl is not dead, not missing or lost. He knows exactly where she is, and she is not far.
Jesus sees what we cannot see.
Jesus, “Do not be afraid…
Only believe…
She will be made well…”
Part of faith and obedience is believing that Jesus sees what we cannot see and knows what we cannot know, and with that He is always doing what is best for us.
Ruth Bell Graham, "God has not always answered my prayers. If He had, I would have married the wrong man- several times."