Ferdie Cabiling — Even in the Impossible: Grief and Hope

In some of Jesus’ miracles, He does it to show His divinity and purpose of being the Messiah. In this account, Luke was intentional in highlighting that compassion to bring comfort was Jesus’ prime motivation for the miracle. Jesus expressed His compassion and desire to comfort the widow by raising the son from the dead. This miracle shows the extent that Jesus goes to show His compassion for us. He supernaturally restored the dead son back to his life. He restored the joy of the widow and the community. The community feared God and glorified God as a result of this miracle. God has visited His people in order to bring about the fulfillment of the promises He has made to them. In Jesus, the town of Nain, he has inaugurated the kingdom of God.