Day 12: Jairus and His Daughter (Mark 5: 21-24, 35-43)
Fear and despair gripped Jairus’ heart. He had just learned of his daughter’s grave illness. Quickly, he started for home. Choosing the route that would take him by the sea, Jairus sought to soothe his mind with the splash of the waves on the shore. Wondering what would happen to his daughter, he began to cry at the possibility of losing her.
His thoughts and tears were interrupted by the noise of a crowd surrounding a man standing on the edge of the shore. Jairus recognized Him as soon as He came into clear view. It was Jesus, the one who infuriated the Pharisees by performing healings on the Sabbath. He had even overheard some of the Jewish leaders plotting against Him in the synagogue where he also worked. Then it struck him. “He HEALS people!” Jairus exclaimed to no one.
Running to the Savior, he fell at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house to heal his daughter. Seeing Jairus’ faith, Jesus left with him. But before they could reach home, in the very midst of yet another healing, a woman with a bleeding issue, Jesus and Jairus received word that his daughter had already died. Tears welled up in his eyes and they could not be contained. Seeing his deep sorrow and pain, Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid, Jairus. Just keep on believing in Me.”
When he arrived at his home the circumstances screamed in his head that all hope was lost. “She is already dead.” Some of his family even laughed out loud at Jesus when He said the girl was only sleeping.
Then in the midst of his darkest storm, Jairus remembered the woman that was healed by merely touching Jesus’ garment. It had happened just minutes ago. She was healed by Jesus! With new and deeper faith, Jairus stepped into his dead daughter’s room with Jesus. And with just a touch and a command to get up, his daughter sat up and began to walk around the room. His faith had brought healing to his daughter!
When your prayer seems impossible, even ridiculous to some, do you stand in your faith and wait on God? As you wait, do you recall the faith you’ve seen in others, knowing that with God all things are possible?
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