Mark 5:21-24, 35-43
"...some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. 'Your daughter is dead,' they said. 'Why bother the teacher any more?' Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, 'Don't be afraid; just believe.'"
(Mark 5:35-36)
Our world is in bad shape. Brutal wars. Broken economies. Even the earth seems to shudder under the strain of earthquakes and other natural disasters. With world crises multiplying faster than mosquitoes after a summer rain, God must have His hands full! Is it right to bother Him with our relatively minor personal problems?
Jairus's daughter was dying. He begged Jesus to heal her. Jesus agreed to go with him. But despite the urgency, He stopped first to heal a woman with a bleeding disease. The short delay cost the little girl her life, and Jairus's servants brought the sad news to their boss: her battle is over. Don't bother Jesus with it any longer.
But our needs - all our needs - are important to God, even if we feel like it is too late to ask. Jesus continued on His way. He assured them the child was still alive. He ejected the mockers and raised her from the dead.
The Lord wants us to bring all of our concerns to Him, large or small, because He cares for us (I Peter 5:7). No bother at all.
INSIGHT
DO YOU SOMETIMES FEEL AS IF YOU ARE BOTHERING GOD? CAST ALL YOUR CARES ON HIM KNOWING HE CARES FOR YOU!
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Jeremiah 9-10
Psalm 108
Romans 7-8
Mark 5:21-24
New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
WORK AS UNTO THE LORD
with Keith & Kristyn Getty
Have you ever thought of your daily tasks as a job assigned to you by God Himself? It's so easy to mentally separate our work from our identity in Christ, but God wants us to see things differently.
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