Dear BAGBR Church,
Mark 5: 4, 26, 35 "...no one
was strong enough to subdue
him...spent all that she had
and was not helped...your
daughter has died, why
trouble the Teacher
anymore?"
Three amazing stories from
the life of Jesus--and all
proclaim that His power is
great, and there is no
situation too difficult for
Him. The Gerasene demoniac
could not be bound by any
man, even with chains and
shackles. Yet, Jesus spoke
the Word, and he was
delivered. His mind and life
were totally restored
(13-20). The woman
with the issue of blood
could not be helped by
physicians in Israel, and
yet she touched Jesus and
was immediately healed and
restored (vv. 29-34).
Even death was no match for
Jesus. Jairus, the
synagogue official, sought
out Jesus to heal his little
girl who was at the point of
death. While speaking with
Jesus, word came that his
daughter had died, and those
bearing the bad news to
Jairus said, "Why trouble
the Teacher any more?" But,
Jesus went to his house,
taking the young girl by the
hand, spoke the Word and she
came to life (vv. 35-43).
All these are desperate
situations that seem to be
hopeless. No help to be
found! Then Jesus comes and
desperation is turned to
celebration, despair to
hope, loss to gain, chaos to
peace, and sorrow to
inexplicable joy! We
must be reminded that
situations and even people
that seem to be hopeless and
lost, are not--if Jesus is
in the equation. You
could not find three more
desperate situations: demon
possession, chronic disease
that was probably terminal,
and death.
When we pray about anyone or
anything, we must pray in
faith--hat means we are
entrusting it all to Jesus
and depending on Him to work
in His way and in His time.
Even when we cannot see it,
feel it, or understand it,
keep trusting and praying to
Him! God is writing
chapters in our life full of
stories in which He does
what no one else can do,
working in ways that no one
else can see.
Maybe...are you in one of
those times today? Do
not try to fix it, or
understand it but take it to
Jesus and trust Him!
