Mark 5:21- 43
Read Mark 5:21- 43
What a great passage of scripture, two miracles in just a short passage of time. Jesus comes back across the lake and the people are waiting on Him at Capernaum. Jairus comes to Jesus and tells Him that his daughter is at death’s door and would He come a heal her. Not can you, but will you heal her, because of his faith Jesus say sure I will and they started to his house. But on the way the lady who had an issue of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched His clothes. She was healed at that second, and Jesus knowing that power had left Him, ask who touched me? Now He was in a big crowd which was pushing and shoving trying to get to Him. But the woman came forward and told Jesus her story and that she had faith that if she could just touch His clothes she would be healed and because of her faith she was. But then some men came to Jairus and told him his daughter was dead not to bother Jesus anymore. Talk about a faith killer, wow, she is dead, no healing now just bury her. Jesus said to him “Be not afraid, only believe.” Then at the house the people laughed at Jesus for saying the girl is not dead. But Jesus raised her from the dead. She was up walking around and ready to eat. That was no trick; nothing fake about it Jesus raised her because of her father’s faith.
First the woman, her faith was so strong that she did not think that Jesus would not heal her. If she touched His clothing she would be healed, which was something that no one else could do.
Second was Jarius who believed that Jesus could and would heal his daughter. Jesus not only healed her but He raised her from the dead. Healed completely ready to get on with her life.
Where is your faith today? Do you really believe God hears and answers your prayer? God hears and answers the prayers of the people with faith in Him to do so.
Read Genesis 6-7-8 the life of Noah. If you want to see faith at work, an old man building a boat, in a point in time that had not seen rain, just because God said so.
