"Do not be afraid; only believe" v36 Mark 5:21-24 & 35-43 NKJV
We saw yesterday how the woman with the issue of blood, handled her situation. Today, let's check out how Jairus did. Jairus' twelve year old daughter was very ill, in fact, close to death. He went to Jesus with a determination, fell at His feet and begged Him to come and lay hands on her that she may be healed and live. He confessed all of his heart to Jesus and Jesus could see the determination and faith within him. So He followed Jairus to his home.
On the way, Jesus was distracted by a woman who had been ill for twelve years. There was total havoc around Jesus as the woman was healed. Jesus spent a long time with her, talking to her about her faith and generally showing her His compassion. Jairus just stood there, waiting. What was he thinking at the time? Did he come under conviction because of his feelings towards this woman for distracting Jesus? To add to his tension, a crowd came from his home and informed him that his daughter had died; there was no need to bother Jesus any longer. Jairus' emotions must have been all over the place at this time; wouldn't yours have been in the same position? He had asked Jesus to come but, this woman had delayed Him, now it was too late. Conviction was just around the corner.Jesus heard this negative statement and said to Jairus 'Do not be afraid; only believe' v36. Jesus gave this broken man a Word of Life. Jairus said nothing and continued to his house with Jesus following; and this twelve year old little girl, was restored.
Note the reception that they received at Jairus' house. It was pandemonium, with people wailing and weeping aloud. This was sent to rob Jairus of his faith, but his determination remained; his trust in Jesus was still within his heart. Notice also, that Jesus would not allow the doubters to enter the room where she lay. There's some lessons to be learned here:
(1) Remain determined and keep your confession alive.
(2) Do not become affected by distraction - Jesus knows what He is doing!
(3) Do not be tempted to have a bad attitude to people who may interrupt your time with Jesus.
(4) Hang on to your faith
(5) Do not allow doubters to rob you of your faith
You can trust Jesus with everything!
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard.
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