Luke 7

Summary. This chapter deals with Jesus'authority on earth to forgive sins, heal, and raise the dead by His word. Also, in this chapter Jesus confirms that He is indeed the Messiah to come as promised by the Old Testament prophets. Luke 7:1-10. Jesus heals a centurion's servant by saying a word and the Lord commands the faith of this centurion to the multitude following Him. Luke 7:11-15. Jesus shows His authority over the seen and unseen world and raises the son of a widow by His word "arise". The Lord sees the sorrowful heart of this widow, and He shows compassion towards her weeping heart. Luke 7:18-35. Jesus receives the messengers coming from John the Baptist and confirms to them and to the surrounding multitude that He is indeed the Messiah to come, which was prophesied by the Old Testament prophets. Also, He confirms to the multitudes that John the Baptist is the messenger of the Lord. Luke 7:36-50. The Lord forgives a sinful woman by His word because of her deep love from her heart towards the Lord. This woman has worshiped the Lord when she has anointed His head with oil, and she humbled herself and paid respect to the Lord when she has anointed His feet with anointment. The Lord knows the inner thoughts of people's hearts, and He gives the parable of the moneylender and the two debtors to show that the Father has sent His beloved Son to pay our debts.

[1] After He had ended all His sayings in the ears of the people, He went into Capernaum.

Comments Luke 7:1 For verses 1 to 10, see Comments Matthew 8:5-13. As shown in this verse, the entering into Capernaum took place after the Lord Jesus delivered the teachings on the level place in Luke chapter 6. If we read Matthew 8:1-13 and combine it with the information given in this verse, we can conclude that there is a gap of time and space between verses Matthew 8:4 and Matthew 8:5.

[2] And a certain servant of a centurion, who was valued to him, was sick and at the point of death.

Comments Luke 7:2 This centurion has heard the rumor about the beloved Son of God; he has heard about the mercy of the Lord through the beloved Son of God. The heart of this centurion has already sought mercy from the Lord according to the situation of his servant.
"who was valued to him". This portion of the verse shows the relationship between the master and his servant. When you have a good servant, you as a master will want to do according to your own power to seek help for that servant.

[3] And when he heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, begging Him that He would come and save his servant.

Comments Luke 7:3 Matthew 8:5 says, "and when He entered Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion, beseeching Him" and Matthew 8:8 says, "and the centurion answered and said". Here, in verse 3, it says, "he sent to Him elders of the Jews" and in verse 6 it says, "the centurion sent friends to Him". From the Gospel of Matthew 8:5-10 it is understood that this centurion actually came in person and talked to the Lord. However, here in this gospel the centurion never really meets Jesus in person to plead for mercy.
Q: How do we combine the information about this centurion given in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke?
A: Between these two gospels there is no difference, just that one gospel has presented information before the time of event and another gospel has presented information after the time of event. Non-overlap of time and information has been presented here. The centurion did send the elders begging for mercy, but after hearing the reply of the Lord, the centurion himself had the courage to come and meet with the Lord. This centurion was humble and saw himself as not worthy of asking the Lord for help if he would be the one to ask. Remember as well, the time between the centurion talking with the elders and then the centurion himself traveling and, in the midst of the way, he has received the answer that the Lord is coming and the centurion stops and waits, and at the same time the centurion sends word with the friends to go to the Lord on his behalf to show the Lord that he himself is not worthy to come but with the mercy of the Lord he will come and beg the Lord for mercy to his servant.

[4] And they, when they came to Jesus, begged Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy that Thou should do this for him;

[5] for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us.

Comments Luke 7:4-5 Remember as well, who these people are who come to the beloved Son of God and make petition. This centurion man has shown to humans as well that he is fair and just for the poor, so these people came begging for mercy for him. Many people have questions about this centurion, and yes, he is not a Jew, but in his humble heart he believes the things he has heard people say about the beloved Son of God and that is why he asks them to come to beg the Lord. The same thing happens these days when people read the Bible and come to believe in the Son of God.

[6] And Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou should come under my roof;

Comments Luke 7:6 "the centurion sent friends". This story related to the centurion has shown a clear picture of this centurion. Also, the Bible does not tell us what he talked about with his friends. Among friends, he has expressed his feelings and that is why when the friends came, they told the beloved Son of God what the centurion expressed himself. From Matthew 8:8 it is understood that these sayings from Luke 7:6b-8 are also repeated by the centurion himself. Indeed, later on, the centurion himself met with the Lord as well and showed respect towards the beloved Son of God, as in each gospel it will tell us only a portion of the event that happened (See Matthew 8:7-8).
Q: Are we to understand that these words were repeated to the Lord by the centurion's friends and by the centurion himself? A: Think this way, you are telling your friends something, and when you meet another person, you will also repeat to that person the same things as you told your friends. We can notice from each gospel's story, that the events are given in portion, but when we combine all of them together, we can have a complete picture of the entire story. In the Gospel of Matthew, the events presented in Luke 7:3-8 are skipped and in the Gospel of Luke the events presented in Matthew 8:6-9 are skipped. In the Gospel of Matthew, the events of Luke 7:3-8 are summarized as "there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him". It is understood that the events described in Matthew 8:6-9 took place after the events described in Luke 7:3-8.

[7] therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but say a word, and let my servant be healed.

Comments Luke 7:7 In this gospel, we are given the dialog between the centurion's friends and the Lord. The first part of this verse is given only here in this gospel. This shows clearly why the centurion sent the elders and his friends first to meet the Lord.
See also Comments Matthew 8:8.

[8] For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does.

Comments Luke 7:8 In this verse it says clearly that the centurion himself acknowledges the authority of the beloved Son of God. He believes that by the Holy Word, all things will obey and if the Holy Son of God says a word, his servant will be healed instantly; this is the faith everyone should think about.

[9] Then having heard these things, Jesus marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed Him, I tell you, not even in Israel, I have found such great faith.

Comments Luke 7:9 See Comments Matthew 8:10.
Here in this verse, it appears that the Lord addresses the multitudes after He hears the message given by the centurion's friends. But, in Matthew 8:10 we are told that the Lord addresses the multitudes after the centurion talks to the Lord. Then we can assume that between verse 8 and verse 9, in this gospel, there is some information that is skipped. Combining the information from both gospels we can understand the following course of events. The centurion himself asks the elders to invite the Lord for help, but also the centurion and friends, a big company, are traveling towards the Lord as well. When they were not far apart, he sent the friends to convey a message regarding his thoughts and feelings to the Lord. When the friends went back to the centurion and told him, the centurion himself had come and told the Lord the same things. When the Lord heard the message from the centurion, the Lord had turn to talk to the multitude.

[10] And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.

Comments Luke 7:10 The Bible did not mention the entire conversation, the conversation the Lord had with the centurion himself, but in that length of time, some of the people that came with the centurion had returned home to prepare and found the servant healed. The message in all gospels may not tell all the details of the meeting, but we must combine them all. The situation is resolved here, and the servant has been miraculously healed by the word of the Lord.

[11] And it came to pass on the next day, He went into a town called Nain; and His disciples went with Him, and a great multitude.

Comments Luke 7:11 In this verse it shows that the Lord of life is never alone; the multitudes of people are always surrounding him.

[12] Now when He drew near to the gate of the town, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and many people of the town were with her.

[13] And having seen her, the Lord had pity on her, and said to her, Weep not.

Comments Luke 7:13 In this place, the Bible talks about the pity (compassion) of the Lord towards the weeping heart; not just by the action alone, but this mother weeps for her child deep from her soul and that is why the Bible says, "the Lord had pity on her".

[14] And He came near and touched the bier; and the bearers stopped. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise!

Comments Luke 7:14 Here in this verse, all humans can see clearly the beloved Son of God has not only compassion but also authority as well. In order to make the dead arise, the Lord of life has called back the soul of this young man; that is the authority and power on earth which the Son of Man has.

[15] And the dead sat up, and began to speak, and He gave him to his mother.

Comments Luke 7:15 When the Bible told us that the Lord of life gave the son to the mother, the mother of this child had experienced the love from the beloved Son of God beyond human words can tell.

[16] And fear took hold on all, and they began glorifying God, saying, A great prophet has risen among us, and, God has visited His people.

Comments Luke 7:16a "Fear", this is a human reaction when they see the dead getting up.

Comments Luke 7:16b The beloved Son of God has shown His power here and the people have become witnesses that God has visited them on earth and has shown mercy, which they can see with their own eyes.

[17] And this report went out concerning Him in the whole of Judea, and all the surrounding region.

[18] And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

Comments Luke 7:18 For verses 18 to 35, see Comments Matthew 11:2-19. In Matthew 11:2 it tells us that John was in prison at this time.

[19] And John calling to him two certain of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, Are Thou that comes, or look we for another?

Comments Luke 7:18-19 John shows doubt here, see Comments Matthew 11:2-3.

[20] And having come to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to Thee, saying, Are Thou that comes, or look we for another?

[21] In that hour He cured many of sicknesses and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind He granted to see.

Comments Luke 7:20-21 The content of these verses is not given in the Gospel of Matthew. These disciples will become great witnesses for their own master, and also the message from Jesus transmitted to John himself (see verse 22-23) will be a witness for John. And in his duty as the messenger of the Lord, John has started to understand more about the Messiah. He started from not knowing, but from this point on he knew who was the true Messiah that had come. John testified before about the Lord Jesus (see Luke 3:16) but did not tell people what the Messiah would do, but now at this point he can tell that the Lord has come to earth to witness people's sufferings.

[22] And He answered and said to them, Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.

Comments Luke 7:22 The details of the Lord's work are shown in this verse. These works are the proof of the Messiah coming as the prophets have prophesied in the Old Testament (see Comments Matthew 11:6).

[23] And blessed is who will not be offended in Me.

Comments Luke 7:23 Here in this place, the Lord has told us all clearly that if you believe in the work of the Lord, as the Bible tells us about what the Lord has done, then you are not stumbling into the true message of the Lord.

[24] And when the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

Comments Luke 7:24 See Comments Matthew 11:7.

[25] But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garment? Behold, those living in noble garments and in luxury are in palaces.

[26] But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

[27] This is he of whom it is written,
Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face,
Who will prepare Thy way before Thee.

Comments Luke 7:27 This verse is cited from Malachi 3:1, see Comments Matthew 11:10, Comments Matthew 3:1-11, and Comments Mark 1:2-3.

[28] I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Comments Luke 7:28 See Comments Matthew 11:11-19 and Comments Mark 1:2-8.

[29] And all the people when they heard, and the tax collectors, acknowledged God being baptized the baptism of John.

Comments Luke 7:29 “Being baptized the baptism of John” tells us that they were already baptized with the baptism of John before this event happened, but when they heard what the Lord said, that is when they acknowledged God. Here we give attention to the tax collectors who are considered outcasts of society, but they have been baptized already, and some people that were there also have been baptized. This shows that they were prepared to meet the Lord as verse 27 says.

[30] But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized by him.

Comments Luke 7:30 The leaders of society had rejected the baptism and when they heard the Lord speaking here, they all rejected not only John's baptism but the word of the Lord as well.

[31] To what then shall I liken the people of this generation, and to what are they like?

[32] They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another; saying, We piped to you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.

Comments Luke 7:31-32 See Comments Matthew 11:16-17.

[33] For John the Baptist has come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon.

[34] The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners!

Comments Luke 7:33-34 See Comments Matthew 11:17-19. The Lord was "drinking", but He did not drink alcohol, grape wine, but the real pure grape juice. There were two types of grape juice people used in those times, the one that had been fermented and the fresh squeezed one. The Lord drank always the fresh squeezed grape juice; He never drank fermented grape juice. Usually, people will offer both types of grape juice; the offering will be different. The adults will get the fermented one and the children will get the fresh squeezed one; and the Lord will always take just the fresh squeezed one.

[35] And wisdom is justified by all her children.

Comments Luke 7:33-35 Emphasize on the word "wisdom"; by the wisdom the Lord has given to a person, if that person uses that wisdom in glorifying God, then all their children and anyone that knows them will also have benefit in that wisdom as well.

[36] And one of the Pharisees desired Him that He would eat with him. And having entered into the Pharisee's house, He reclined.

Comments Luke 7:36 For verses 36 to 39 see Comments Matthew 26:6-13 and Comments Mark 14:3-9 and Comments John 12:1-8.
Matthew 26:6 says, "Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper"; Mark 14:3 says, "and while He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper"; and John 12:1 says, "six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead."
As given in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and John, this episode happened in Bethany. Combining the events from all four gospels, we can conclude that this episode happened in Bethany at two different houses. Two houses, same woman, but she did not do all the same things in each house. In one house she would pour perfume from the head of the Lord, and the jar was in her hand. After things finished in this house, she followed the Lord to another house where she went down and did the anointing at His feet. The same jar of perfume was used two times. The Lord was traveling by foot; the first house was the house, as described in Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3, of Simon the leper, and the second house was the house of this Pharisee as given here in Luke 7:36.
The complete story is as follows: the Lord went to the leper's house, the woman anointed Him on the top of His head, and then the Lord travelled further and there He stopped at the Pharisee's house where the same woman followed with the same jar and anointed Him at His feet. Same name, Simon, for both hosts, but not the same person or occupation. And the Holy Spirit looking at both together, the Holy Spirit gives one writer one portion of the story, and the same Holy Spirit gives another portion of the story to another writer. It turns out to be a different angle of events in each gospel. The story in the Gospel of Luke and the story in the Gospel of John take place in the house of Simon the Pharisee, which is a different house than the house of Simon the leper. Different houses, but the same woman and the same jar of perfume.

[37] And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that He reclined in the Pharisee's house, she took an alabaster jar of ointment,

Comments Luke 7:37 This woman is identified in John 11:2 as Mary, a woman who is a sinner, but her heart is clean. When she knew where the Lord was, she came and glorified the Lord the way she knew and in the ability of herself, people should think of her as a common sinner that glorifies the Lord. Here we can say that Mary brought with her the same jar of ointment that she had in the house of Simon the Leper and as indicated in Mark 14:3, the top part of the jar was broken. Notice that in Mark 14:3 it says, "and she broke the jar, and poured it over His head". The truth is that indeed she broke the jar, but if you break the jar completely into pieces, how can you pour the ointment on the head of the Lord? So, the assumption is that she broke just the top part of the jar, then she poured the ointment on the Lord.

[38] and standing behind at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed with the ointment.

Comments Luke 7:38 As this verse says, she has washed the Lord's feet with her tears, but these are not tears of sadness but tears of sorrow, because she feels herself not worthy, so she used the hair of her head to dry His feet. Mary is a woman that all women should look upon, the way she offered her worship to the Lord.
"and kissed His feet, and anointed with the ointment". By tradition, the oil anointment is done for the elders but in this place the beloved Son of God is not an elder yet. This action of Mary shows her respect towards the beloved Son of God.

[39] Now when the Pharisee that had invited Him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, He, if He were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches Him, for she is a sinner.

Comments Luke 7:39 "he spoke within himself". Pay attention, this man did not speak out, but in himself. In this verse it tells us, the Lord knows within the heart of humans. Without you speaking out, the Lord can hear your heart thinking, and this is the place of confirmation. This Pharisee knows how to judge this woman and considers her as a sinner, but he himself is no different from her.

[40] And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he says, Teacher, say it.

Comments Luke 7:40 In this verse, the Bible says that the Pharisee's name was Simon. This Simon, however, is different from Simon the leper as we explained in Comments 7:36. Also, you should notice the term Simon calls the Lord, as Teacher. By the position, he has put the Lord, it shows clearly the respect Jesus has among the people.

[41] There were two debtors to a certain moneylender: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Comments Luke 7:41 The Lord has given this parable for all to think about what the debtors are owing. The verse may say they owe money, but the Lord of life did not come to talk about the way humans do business, but these two debtors are owing praise to the Lord of life for the fact that they are still alive and are able to make it right in this world. When you owe something to anyone on earth, you must repay it, but when you owe the One who gives your life, what should you think about the repayment?
In this parable, the moneylender is the Father Himself and the debtors are all living creatures, not just humans, but all living. In this place, the amount owing, 50 or 500 denarii, refers to what all humans are owing, those that know the Lord and those that never knew the Lord, but these latter ones should still be seeking to know the Lord, as the Lord has put in their hearts when they look around themselves and see all the creation of God. We could think that the 50 denarii debt is owed by those that know the Lord and the 500 denarii debt by those that never knew the Lord but see the creation of God around them. You know or you do not know the Lord, that is the sin that will be counted. When you never know about the Lord, you should still be seeking what the Lord has put inside you, but if you do not respond, it will be counted towards the amount you are owing. The debt here is not sin alone, but the way humans spend life reflecting on what the Lord has put inside their hearts to think about their Creator. By reading the text of this parable, truly humans can understand the sin to be related to the life of this earth. But for the Lord, He is looking, He gives life to all humans, but how many that come to give thanks to Him, even those who never heard about the Lord, when they look around themselves, they can think as well, where all these things come from and at the end the conclusion will come, there is a Creator who created all, and we should praise Him.

[42] Having nothing to pay back, he showed kindness to both. Which of them therefore will love him most?

Comments Luke 7:42a First, we look at this verse not in a spiritual way. By the verse itself, when you owe something to someone, the person that you are owing to, will expect you to pay them back with interest. But here in this verse, you cannot pay back what you owe to the Lord, not by money, but by doing good to others in the name of Jesus. The Lord has been so good to all of us, the Father has sent the beloved Son of God to die for all humans, but what can all humans do to pay back to the Father? No one on this earth can do anything directly to the Lord. But the only thing the Father is asking from us is to accept the teaching of the beloved Son of God and glorify His name, because the beloved Son of God has paid the debt you owe to the Father, on the cross, the beloved Son of God has paid it all. The big sin of one, the small sin of another, both sins have been paid. No one can say I am more beloved than another, because both cannot pay enough for the debt that they owe to the Father.

Comments Luke 7:42b This is the question to ask yourself, the sin you have committed, the beloved Son of God has paid for you, but what about the sins of your parents or your children which in your eyes look so great? Nevertheless, if they all come and believe and beg for mercy, the beloved Son of God has paid that debt too, who then can say, you are more beloved than another. Because, in your heart, you do not really care about the sins of others that do not relate to you. This is how all the humans think, the same way, the sins of others are not mine, but when it comes to your own family, you yourself are willing to pay for it, and that is why here we mention about family. As we care for our family, the Father cares for His family, because all humans that have received the beloved Son of God are counted as His family. The idea is that the Lord does not favor one over another because they commit more or less sins; we are all sinners in His eyes. From God’s point of view, it doesn’t matter how much you sin, what it matters is if you repent and come to Jesus.

[43] Simon answered and said, The one, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And He said to him, You have rightly judged.

Comments Luke 7:43 The beloved Son of God has answered the question from a human point of view, who loves God more, the one that commits a lesser sin or the one that commits a greater sin. When both sins are considered, the Lord has forgiven all, but the Lord has told Simon here in this place that Simon has answered in a human way. But the Lord also understands in this parable, the human way will have a human answer to the question, but in that answer, let all humans think as well that the way we all think, and feel cannot be compared to what the Lord has feeling for humans. Regardless of your sin, the love from the heart, that is what the Lord wants to see, not the love from the mouth, but the love from deep inside your heart and soul.

[44] And turning to the woman, He said to Simon, See you this woman? I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but she has wet My feet with her tears, and wiped with her hair.

Comments Luke 7:44 From this verse we can all see clearly, the Lord Himself has entered into your heart, but you have not prepared your heart to accept His teaching, but this poor woman poured out her sorrow upon His feet and wiped them with the hair of her head. This sinner has offered to the Lord the humblest action. Also, this action has reflected her true belief in the beloved Son of God. She could not pour out her sorrow if she did not give her heart to the Lord and this action shows this clearly; she gave her heart fully to the Lord. We all should look at her actions as an example.

[45] You gave Me no kiss; but she, since I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

Comments Luke 7:45 The Lord has told Simon that he did not reflect first on his love towards the Lord, but this poor woman has humbled her heart and kissed His feet and has shown respect towards the Lord. Look upon her, do not forget as well that she kissed the Lord upon the feet; by this she has shown great respect.

[46] My head with oil you did not anoint; but she has anointed My feet with ointment.

Comments Luke 7:46 This is not a comparison between the two, the Lord wants to point out in this verse that one did not worship, but another humbled herself and worshiped the Lord. When she anointed His feet with ointment, at that time she humbled herself to being below; she worshiped with respect and came with a humble heart, and this was her action and thought.

[47] Therefore I say to you, Her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

Comments Luke 7:47a In this verse, we will give attention to "loved much". When someone loves the Lord so much, that person will not worship the Lord from the head but will do so from the inner heart and that is why the sins are forgiven, even though that person has committed many sins in their life, but because of the sincere love towards God that person will receive forgiveness.

Comments Luke 7:47b The person that receives forgiveness little, that relates to the heart which does not recognize the authority of the Lord. The love that is little from that person cannot compare with the sin deep inside the heart of that person. If you do not love the Lord, you do not give that sin (repent) to the Lord, that sin remains inside you, and you cannot love the Lord if you do not bring that sin and put it to the feet of the Lord to help you. The person that loves much also will glorify the Lord of life much, but those that love little also will glorify little. The love in this place has been shown in glorifying, if you do not love the Lord, you will never glorify the Lord of life. The unconfessed sin of the heart hinders your love towards the Lord.

[48] And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

Comments Luke 7:48 This woman has come to the Lord with a humble heart, and recognized who the Lord is for her. She accepts in her heart that the Lord is the One that has authority in forgiving her sins and her sins are forgiven as this verse says.

[49] And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

Comments Luke 7:49 Even they think within themselves, but we can all see clearly, these people did not recognize the Lord's authority, also their thoughts were going towards blaspheming against the Lord Himself.
"Who is this who even forgives sins?" This shows the heart that blasphemes against God, because it does not accept the Lord's authority, the heart guides the mind to doubt the authority, and has questions to themselves that the Lord does not have authority on this earth to forgive any sins.

[50] And He said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

Comments Luke 7:50 In this verse, the Lord has given confirmation that the woman has been saved because of her faith in the authority of the Lord. And the Lord has blessed her life after this, so that she will have peace in this life from now on.

Life and Faith Applications. 1) Pray to the Lord for all your family and those that are under your authority. 2) Bring all the sins, open and hidden, and repent to the Lord Jesusto receive forgiveness. 3) Give praise that is due to the Lord of life. We owe praise to Him for the fact that we are still alive, and we are able to make it right in this world. 4) Do not doubt, believe in the work of the Lord, believe what the Bible has told us about what the Lord has done. 5) In every situation, ask mercy from the Lord with a crying and sincere heart.