Matthew 9:18-31
18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”
19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.
20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.”
22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.”
And instantly the woman was made well.
23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
26 And the report of this went through all that district.
27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.”
31 But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
Ezekiel 37:4-6
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
When we think of the Gospels and Jesus healing - we remember Lazarus. The son and his mother in Nain, were a very important point in Jesus and His Resurrection. Nain occurred in front of a very large crowd - allowing the Children of Israel to see Jesus could very well bring the dead to life. Making the Resurrection of Jesus fully believable to all of Israel.
Both Lazarus and the mother 's son - were so very, very dead a funeral was held.
Jairus' daughter is so dead - the funeral flutes had arrived. Jairus waited a long time to go and find Jesus. It was far too late. Jairus had reached the place in his daughter's death of shaved heads and beards, probably. When thinking of the funeral flutes, the scene from Narnia arrives. The flutes are sad.
Jeremiah knew of sad flutes.
Jeremiah 48:
36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. 37 “For every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
Jeremiah is speaking the Grief of God. Just as Jesus wept for Lazarus. God did not lightly promise to stay with us.
Matthew 9 begins like this:
11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
And because this is a passage on Jesus healing - we find Jesus heals sinners. Jairus was not breaking ranks to find Jesus until hope was lost. And Jesus helped the man. Regardless of rank. Jairus (unless his daughter's death was remarkably fast) was playing rank before death just like the Narnia video. That's an incredible risk for a man unless He is God's Son. Something to wonder - if Jairus was hoping Jesus would either be God or fall out.
Scriptures are live and there are many variables of Living Word of God. Consider the innocence of the girl. Jesus has healed her. She is young in her faith walk. Jesus touched her and her life returned. John explains this:
John 1
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John has walked with Jesus and witnessed so many spectacular miracles of God, John is capable to explain this in such few words.
The young girl portrays the overwhelming Power of Jesus as God.
The mature woman demonstrates asking Jesus and following Him expecting His Goodness. This older woman is going to walk with Jesus to find His timing, actually. Patience and faith.
The blind men tell us a prayer life is speaking with God. Not telling God He is God and knows. Jesus prefers to hear from us. To be asked to participate and help. Our Father tells us to pray all the time. Jesus tells us always pray with hope.
Abba, Father God,
In all situations, in Joy, in upset, in anger (Your Word tells us anger is not wrong but stay in self-control) in seeking Blessing of Yours - we need Gratitude.
Sometimes we need to think of our favorite Jesus moment in life or in the Word of God. Thinking of Jesus reaching down to make sure Peter is fine, plucking him out of the water. I was thinking in prayer of being on the boat and Proclaiming Christ the Lord when the wind and the waves are calmed by the Word of God.
We pray more gratitude. We pray more comfort of the Holy Spirit.
We pray Healing. We pray Loved One Covered.
We pray Jesus on the Nation. We pray Jesus on the Media and Hollywood. We pray Jesus all over this world. On the believers of today and the Children of God tomorrow.
God is Love.
We say Amen for all this Prayer with Jesus Christ, Son of God. Amen.
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