In today's text, the spirit of the dead girl returned, and she was brought back to life. She was truly dead. A person has a spirit, and when the spirit leaves the body, that person dies. However, if the spirit can return to the body, then the person comes back to life.
This event will also happen to us in the future. When we die, at some point, Jesus will return and the final judgment will occur, at which time our spirits will return to our bodies, and all the dead will be resurrected. Hallelujah. That day is near.
Then He instructed them to tell no one what had happened. This is not about humility as we might think, but rather about aligning with God's timing. A church worker's role is to align with God's timing and to grasp God's will, not to act based on our own calculations and timing.
Excerpt from the sermon by Pastor Lee, Aug 13, 2024.
Luke 8:49-56