Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 7:11-17
by: John H. Camenga.
In Death Takes a Holiday, the death angel takes a day off and no one dies. The premise is absurd, but made an interesting film. I wonder how many people died during Jesus’ earthly ministry. A few deaths were set aside. For every Lazarus, or centurion’s daughter, or widow’s son that was revived, how many thousands went to their graves? I believe Luke includes this incident, not because of the dramatic restoration of life, but for the way it illustrates our Savior’s compassion. The son had responsibility to care for his mother’s needs. Jesus gave him a renewed opportunity to fulfill that obligation.