Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. 37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
It happened in a village in northeastern Ghana not too many years ago. One lady from Togo had been in the local hospital several times but had now been discharged. One evening at 7:30 this lady died. There was no doubt; this was not a coma. There was no breathing and no heartbeat. The pastor came and prayed for the lady, but nothing appeared to happen….. until two hours later, when the lady suddenly sneezed and sat up! God had chosen to heal this lady, and she is still alive today.
Why did God raise Dorcas from the dead? And why did God choose todo the same thing for this lady in an obscure African village? The answer is the same in both cases: God knew in His infinite Wisdom that those around these two people needed to be encouraged. In both cases, the women were believers. But both women were surrounded by others who were not believers and who needed a sign from God. And the believers among them also had their faith strengthened. What a miracle!
Today, many are losing friends or loved ones to COVID – 19 and may be asking God, “Why?” “Why my mother, my father, my sister, my brother, my child, my friend, my doctor, my pastor, my teacher?” Many hearts are breaking throughout the world over these deaths.
Corrie Ten Boom survived a concentration camp while her beloved sister Betty died there. When Corrie Ten Boom began speaking around the world, she carried with her a piece of embroidery. On one side of the embroidery, there was no pattern, only stray threads and loose ends; it looked like a mess! But on the other side, you could see that there was a crown of shining gold. And Corrie would always point out that here on earth, we only see the messy side of things; meanwhile, God has a purpose and a plan and God is working things out in love.
It is human to demand answers and explanations, but that is not always the best choice. Far better to trust that God is a loving Father who is working things out and providing for us.
PRAYER: Father God, many of us have never known the love and protection of an earthly father and we find it difficult to trust. Lord, help us to trust you, even when we don’t understand. In the mighty and precious Name of Jesus. Amen.
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