5 July Jairus is in a hurry. If you have children, you can probably sympathise with him. You see, his little daughter is dying. My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”Mark 5: Imagine why he’d be more than a little worried when, the Lord took His time on the way to Jairus’ house asking the crowd “Who touched my clothes?” The disciples, perhaps a bit anxious themselves given the seriousness of the situation, reply “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask? Who touched me?’” Then Jesus proceeds talking to the woman. It turns out that she suffered from a medical condition for the last twelve years. “Twelve years?” thinks Jairus, “My daughter is dying! Surely this woman can wait a little longer!” Then, while Jesus is still talking with the woman, messengers arrive with the most dreaded news: “Your daughter is dead.” “Oh Lord, why couldn’t you just have hurried?” Jairus probably thought by himself all was lost. But from a heavenly perspective, “all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 Jesus responded immediately: “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:36 God’s timing is not ours: “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” 1 Peter 3:8 But we can be confident that whenever and however God chooses to respond to us, it will be good, just, and to His glory. If you’ve been patiently praying with what look like no response, don’t lose heart. Luke 18:1 Jesus told us that we “should always pray and not give up“. God’s timing is not ours,but He is always for you, not against you, and we will someday, at just the right moment, fully understand His timing. Are you ready to leave (?) in God’s competent hands for when/how/if He answers it?
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:38:58 +0000