Would You Be Missed?

-July 2, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. But it happened in those days that she became sick and died.”

(Acts 9:36-37).

There are so many wonderful saints in Scripture who served the Lord in commitment, dedication, and faithfulness. Dorcas was such a lady in the early church. Her name in the Aramaic means “gazelle.”Dorcas is her name in the Greek, meaning the same thing.

Her life was such a blessing to the saints. She was full of good works and charitable deeds. This passage in Acts 9:36-43 tells her story. She made tunics and other garments.

This sweet lady got sick and died. The saints, especially the widows missed her so much. She left a blessing to many. People die everyday but the saints in Joppa had faith to call Peter to come right away. He wasn’t called to conduct a funeral service but to raise her from the dead.

Her story is so similar to Lazarus’. Both were dead for a while, both were loved, and both were missed, and both were raised from the dead. Raising from dead was shown in the early church as a demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit.

Peter spoke to her and raised her from the dead and presented her back to the saints and widows. Their sorrow was turned to joy. It made such a great impact on those in Joppa, and the word spread all around this city. As a result many believed in the Lord.

If you were taken home to be with the Lord, would you be missed in your church, in your office, in your neighborhood, in your school, and wherever you went? Let us live to be a blessing to those around us. Our lives are so short in the light of eternity.

Have a blessed day living for the Lord and serving Him. We can’t change how we die, but how we live. Stay safe and healthy.

Dr. Bob Cook concluded his radio messages with the words, “Walk with the King today and be a blessing.”

Dean