March 27
2019
When Your Miracle is Interupted
And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. Luke 8:41-42
While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.” But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” Luke 8:49-50
Jesus was on the way to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter.
But the crowd was heavy around Jesus and in the middle of the throng was a woman who reached out and touched Jesus and was healed.
As Jesus felt power go out from Himself He stopped and inquired as to who had touched Him and then stopped and took the time to address that woman.
Imagine Jairus and His reaction to this situation.
Initially he would have been hopeful that Jesus was coming to attend to his daughter.
But now the delay as Jesus attended to some other woman in the midst of the crowd.
Imagine his despair when the news came that his daughter was dead.
Imagine the questions that poured through his mind,
“if only Jesus had not stopped and taken the time to heal that other woman.”
But then Jesus spoke,
“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”
Just as He spoke to Jairus, Jesus is calling out to us today,
“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”
We were on our way with Jesus at our side to deal with a situation.
But then, something happened.
There was a delay, an interruption and we began to despair, to lose hope. It would seem that our miracle had been interrupted. 2 things to remember:
1) Jesus is always on time and
2) our time lines look very different that Jesus’ timelines.
When it seems your miracle had been interrupted, remember Jairus.
His miracle appeared to be interrupted and his situation got worse before it got better, but in the end, his daughter was healed!
“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”
Question for Discussion
Have you ever felt like your miracle was interrupted? How did it work out?