“They all realized they were in a place of holy mystery, that God was at work among them. They were quietly worshipful—and then noisily grateful, calling out among themselves, "God is back, looking to the needs of his people!" The news of Jesus spread all through the country.”
This is no doubt a remarkable event in the lives of these villagers. They fell silent, quiet, still as they sensed something mysterious and holy. They sensed the real presence of God among them. Now, I have not experienced something as dramatic as what happened at the gates of Nain, but I can tell you I have experienced holy spaces.
Those times when things grow still and I sense a comforting silence. Especially when things are not going to well for me. I have learned to pay attention to these mysterious moments of silence for in those moments I believe God has drawn me near, to comfort and reassure me of his love and nearness.
It is in those moments that I gain insight into who God is in my life and I gain clarity into how I am to live in this world. What I have not done is respond the way the people of Nain did in response to God’s work among them. They proclaimed God is back looking to the needs of his people and the news of Jesus spread all through the country.
Just think for a moment if we got as excited about what God is doing and promises yet to do in each of lives as did the people of Nain what would be the result? With the communications tools at our disposal we could electrify the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. So, I vote that we get fired up, and make some noise for Jesus and help to spread his name all through the country!
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