Luke 8:55 Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat.
There was a man, Jairus, who came to Jesus because his daughter had taken very ill. He wanted Jesus to come to his house to heal her. On the way back to the house, messengers came to tell Jairus to leave Jesus alone. It was too late. The girl had died. Jesus said - doesn't matter. Let me come. And Jesus brought the girl back. Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat.
I love that. Bring a girl back from the dead and the first instruction is: feed her. Jesus is like Grandma: you look famished. You should eat something. But I also love it because of what it teaches us about the resurrection Jesus promises. It's not simply spiritual. He didn't bring this girl back as a ghost. No. He brought her back to full life. To life that requires eating. To life that involves loving and skinned knees and flying kites. Full life. It's what Jesus offers and brings.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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