Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Jesus Heals the Daughter of Jairus

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. Luke 8:49-56

Steps: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12

After healing the woman with the bleeding sickness the Bible gets back to the story of Jairus and his daughter. After seeing Jesus heal this woman, Jairus must have had good feelings that his daughter would be healed as well. Shortly after this moment one of his servants came to tell him to no longer bother Jesus but to come on home for the daughter had died. When Jesus heard the new He encouraged Jairus to not be afraid but to believe on what he has heard about Jesus and what he had already seen with his own eyes. Jesus promised that if he would believe that his daughter would be made whole. They all pressed on to Jairus’s house and found that the professional wailers were already at work. Jesus told them that they no longer needed to weep for the child and then He said that she sleepeth. They took the most literal interpretation of the idea of sleep, thinking that Jesus did not know that the girl was dead but they thought that Jesus might felt that she slumbered. Jesus took the parents of the child, and Peter, James, and John into the room where the child lay and then Jesus raised the child from the dead. The parents were astonished at the power of Jesus and were touched by His mercy to mankind, yet Jesus asked the parents not to speak of how the girl was healed to anyone, at this time, so that His ministry would not get bogged down into political intrigue. God’s wisdom does not trifle with political intrigues but that which keeps the focus upon Jesus and the truth. As He did then so will He also do today.

Prayer for Today: God, when we see some of the events that we have had to experience, we again have hope only in You and in Your grace. Help us not be afraid of what You might do for us and embrace You and Your love for us. Help us to trust that You know what you are doing, even in your various ways. Help us not to be afraid but to believe in Jesus. Help us to gather faith from the testimonies of these stories from the Big Big Book.

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