"Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. 'Stop wailing,' Jesus said. 'She is not dead but asleep.' " Luke 8:52 (NIV)
Luke, the physician and traveling companion of the Apostle Paul, recorded these words which Jesus spoke to the crowd that was mourning the death of the twelve year old daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue. He said, stop crying, she is not dead, she is asleep. Jesus touched her hand and called to her, and her spirit returned to her, and she got up. (Luke 8:54-55)
We were created to live forever, our spirit will never die. Once our spirit leaves our physical body, the body dies and the spirit returns to The Lord God who created it. (Ecclesiastes 12:7, 2 Corinthians 5:6 and 5:8) So we can find some comfort in knowing that our loved ones who have died are just asleep, and they will rise again. On that great day, when The Lord God Himself shall return, the dead in Christ will rise first. (1 Thessalonians 4:16) Then we will all meet up with Him in the air. (1 Thessalonians 4:17-18) We will see our loved ones again.
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