When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” 55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
We don't know how far Jairus' house was or if the crowd followed them to the house, but we do know only 6 people went in the house. Jesus, Jesus' closest friends, and the mom and dad went in, but why only them? It was a time to shut out all the chaos and have a moment of quiet. At the time of someone's death there were professional mourners. They were people who would wail and cry to make a spectacle over someone's death. Jesus makes a very direct command for them to stop wailing and tells them the girl is only asleep. This is the yet another time in this passage we see people have a lack of faith in Jesus, even though they have witnessed his power. Have there been times in your life that you have doubted Jesus' power, even in the strong times of witnessing his power? I know I have. We get this thought in our head that "There is no way God can pull off a miracle like that. No way!" But I am sure you would agree with me, Jesus always pulls off a miracle when we need it the most. Here is something I have noticed in many of the miracle stories, maybe you have noticed it too. Before Jesus speaks to someone, he touches them before speaking to them. Jesus gives us comfort not only through words, but action as well. He took the little girls hand and then spoke to her.
We know the girl was dead. Verse 55 tells us her spirit returned. Without a spirit we are dead. We are the only thing on the planet with a spirit. Your cat or dog does not have a spirit, a soul yes, spirit no. We have a body, mind, soul, and a spirit. Jairus' daughter has her spirit returned to her. She was fully restore. She got up immediately, she wasn't stiff or unable to move, but fully restored. Though she was restored, she may have been weak yet, giving us why Jesus told her parents to feed her something. Jesus' last bit of instruction is for them to not tell anyone what happened. To be honest, I don't know why he told them that. There are plenty of ideas, but not one I am sure with, so I conclude this series with this. Pray and study that you may be given wisdom of why Jesus told them not to speak of the miracle they were blessed with.
No comments:
Post a Comment