Where is Nain? You mean to tell me this morning that you don’t know where the town of Nain is? Nain is about 100 miles south of nowhere, on the border of “no turning back”! You know, its that little town where Billy Graham held his last big crusade. Actually, Nain is a little no-name town about 6 miles southeast of Nazareth. It is mentioned only one time in the Bible, and that is here in Luke 7:11. Jesus visited Nain only one time during His ministry that we know of, and so far as Bible towns go, Nain was on the bottom of the important town list! The word Nain means “green pastures”, or “lovely”. Beloved, have you ever noticed how that some towns don’t fit their names. How many of you have ever been to “Lovely” Kentucky, or “Beauty” Kentucky. There could be no place less “lovely” than Lovely, Kentucky, or less beautiful than Beauty, Kentucky - no offense if any of you are from down there. I’m not sure about Nain, but its not listed in the AAA tourist guide as a town of many attractions. Nain could represent all of the little no-name, hole-in-the-wall towns across the globe. There is nothing special about them; nothing worth remembering, but only a few things to forget. No people of notoriety live there, though some like Roy Rogers were born there. The politicians don’t bother with Nain. There are not enough votes there to count. There is no reason for anyone of any importance to go there…No one, that is, except Jesus. One day Jesus visited the little no-name town of Friendship, Ohio where He found JoAnn and I in need of salvation. Where did He find you this morning! What was in Nain that Jesus would go there? There was one unknown, insignificant widow woman and her dead son there in Nain. The Bible doesn’t even mention her name, that is how insignificant she was. But beloved, she was important enough to Jesus for Him to go that way. This widow was in a most lamentable state. She had lost her husband, who was both her companion and provider in life. The loss of a spouse is one of life’s most grievous hardships to bear. I remember my own mother’s grief after the loss of my father. And now this widow woman has lost her only son. The staff of her old age, as it were, has become a broken reed, cut off in the prime of life. This widow has lost everything she had in this life. She appears to be left with nothing, and with no hope of improvement. She seemed to be destined to perpetual misery and poverty. Bear in mind, in those days they didn’t have the Mutual Life Insurance Co. A widow in this state was in a bad way in more ways than one. But, beloved, God has compassion on the widows and the fatherless. Those things that men count as worthless, are important and valuable to God. Those poor people who the upper-crust of society wouldn’t give the time of day, Jesus makes a special trip to come to their aid. This is one of the virtues of the Saviour that appeals so much to me. What was in Nain, beloved? One of God’s elect who was is need of His help. No doubt there were other needy widows in the land, but Jesus went to Nain. This dear widow was one that the Father gave to the Son in eternity past. This is one dear soul for whom Jesus would shed His precious blood to save. Jesus loved this helpless widow woman, and He was come to show her His love. What was in Nain? One of the children of the King, who is now praising Him before the throne of His glory. What is in Ashland, Kentucky?
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:33:51 +0000
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