Dear God,
To believe in Jesus and His words and promises, are so much more in meaning than I have as yet taken into my every day practice in life. I anticipate the day when the words of Jesus are part of me and practiced in more fullness and beauty.
Please God every day, be with me and fill me with the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that I can rightly understand the words of Your Son Jesus Christ and their import and promise over my life. Thank You for hearing my prayer as promised in Your Holy Word.
Jairus one of the rulers of the synagogue came and presented a plea for Jesus to come and heal his little daughter who was at the point of death in bed at home. Indeed Jesus went with him, but could not proceed through the heavy throng of people presenting their needs also. I can imagine the unsettled stretched mind of the father as the delay went on, until people came and said, “……’Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further.” Mark 5: 35
Of course it was not a trouble to Jesus to be about His Fathers business of relieving the bondage of sin, sickness and death; in fact it was His mission and joy. This had been an active time, of casting out demons and healing the sick and relieving sin sick minds; now was the opportunity to stretch their faith, by raising this little girl from death to life. Having heard the remark to Jairus that his daughter was dead, Jesus said, “’Do not be afraid, only believe.’” Mark 5: 36
Jesus with Jairus went to his house in which the little girl lay dead. As was the usual custom there was a great commotion, because the official mourners were making a great show of mourning sorrow. Jesus never comes to the great commotion of unbelief. Belief in Jesus comes through the Spirit of God, and unbelief to the words of God happens when we get taken in by Satan’s whispers in our ears. Further unbelief was evidenced, by their raucous ridicule of Jesus, when He said “…’the child is not dead, but sleeping.’” Mark 5: 30
There is nothing so spiritually dead, as unbelief. The belief of Jairus was rewarded, when little Talitha, responded to the words of Jesus, “….’little girl, I say to you, arise.’” Mark 5: 41
Please Jesus heal and raise us from any unbelief or fear, that causes us to forfeit You healing and restoration of mind and life.
Thank you Lord Jesus