Fear and faith are total opposites, they can never go together, anymore than a north Pole of a magnet can be joined to another north Pole on another magnet. This can't be done. The two north poles repel each other. But place a north Pole against a south Pole and the magnets are attracted to each other and joined together - firmly. It is the same with faith and fear. They are opposites and can never be joined together; they will always fight against the other.
Jairus had to stop being afraid before full trust in Jesus could be established. He told him, 'Only believe.' This was all Jairus had to do, nothing else. The emphasis on the word, 'only,' meant that he should not allow himself to try and sort things out himself. We often try to do this, in an attempt to give God a hand. Well, remember this, He doesn't need your help, He is perfectly capable to sort things out on His own, so just relax.
In situations that are dire, the only thing we should be doing is believe. If we allow our minds to wander, our thoughts may negate everything that God has put in there. The enemy will have a hey day and send us lorry-loads of doubt to cancel out whatever faith we were hanging on to.
What Jesus spoke to Jairus, was a word of hope, and that was biblical hope - that certainty, that faith-filled, Spirit-led hope. Not the hope that the world brings, such as, 'hopefully.' This type of hope is wishful thinking, something that we write on our Christmas list, hoping we'll receive it but knowing we probably won't.
No the hope Jesus spoke to Jairus was the 'hope-fully,' type. A biblical certainty, which is matched by our faith.
The next time you are tempted to be afraid, listen to Jesus' words, 'Do not be afraid, only believe!'
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