Shorty calls in with a phenomenal poem, actually two poems, and an incredible testimony of faith. 1) There are those people. You may be one of them. I hope you are. They are always thinking about others. They are always trying to do for others. They are genuinely interested in the welfare of others. When these people die, it’s a real bummer. That is the kind of person that Tabitha was, from Joppa. Tabitha means gazelle or gracious. 2) Her friends were preparing for her funeral. How sad. But then, one or more of them had an idea. Peter, the mighty Apostle and companion of Jesus Christ, was close by. Even though Tabitha (also called Dorcas) was dead, they decided to seek Peter out. Tabitha wasn’t sick. She was dead. She was laid in an upper room waiting for her dirt nap. Somewhere between death and burial is a moment. Even in our situations, between death and burial is a moment. And because of Jesus, there is still a moment after burial too. 3) Peter came, cleared the room, commanded, assisted, and presented her alive to the widows and the believers. Faith increased, word spread, and Jesus was glorified. Not too shabby. Just another day …working in the Kingdom.
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