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Luke 8:55

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Luke 8:55. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

Do note here the word "straightway." Just now we had the word immediately, and now we have straightway. It is one of the distinguishing features of the gospel, both of Mark and of Luke, that both evangelists use the word "eutheos," "straightway." Christ’s miracles do not take a long time to do; they are done straightway. If there is a distressed soul here now, your salvation need not take months and years; it may be done today, and in a moment thou mayest be able to rejoice that thy sins are forgiven, and that thou art a child of God. "She arose straightway, and he commanded to give her meat." There are no unnecessary miracles. It wanted a miracle to give her life, but meat could sustain it, and, therefore, there is no further miracle performed.

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