Mark 5 includes a number of well known accounts of Jesus’ miracles. In verses 21-43 Jesus was asked by Jairus, a leader of a local synagogue (church), to visit his home to heal his daughter who was dying. As Jesus was traveling, he was interrupted by the crowds. Before Jesus and Jairus reached Jairus’ home, messengers arrived to tell him that his daughter had died.
How difficult this experience must have been for Jairus. He came to Jesus having heard that he was healing people around the countryside. As Jesus had become a “celebrity” Jairus must have been hopeful and optimistic when Jesus agreed to come to his home. Then to have Jesus delayed in the crowd and then ultimately hear that his daughter had died must have crushed his hope and spirit.
Verses 35-36 say, “They told him, Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now. Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”
Don’t we all have those situations when we could lose our hope for a positive outcome. At those times Jesus says to us, “Don’t be afraid, Just have faith.”
We don’t know what God has in store, but we do know that he loves us and has plans for our good.
Dear Lord, help us remember to put our faith and trust in you even when it looks to us like all hope is lost. You have powers we cannot imagine and plans we would not expect. Thank you Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Yes Lord! Help us in our unbelief.
I have been tested this year and I have many times been discouraged but nothing like many that I know that have loved ones that they are praying for a miracle. The kind of miracle that if God does not answer their loved ones will not live much longer. How pathetic I feel when I am down about my circumstances and I think of these folks. God help me!
Everyone knows of someone going through the same thing and like me your praying. That’s what we do cause that’s faith.
There are so many people who need our prayers but today I think of a little girl in North Carolina. Her name is Georgia May. I do not know her or her family but I have been praying for her and after reading this devotion I felt led to mention her as a prayer request.
The doctors are saying one thing but I am praying, like so many for another.
To the prayer warriors out there, would you please pray for this little girl and her family. I believe she is 4 years old and is very ill. But God! Amen!
I do appreciate it and I know the family would also.