Believe
Jairus fell at Jesus’ feet, “saying again and again, ‘My daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so she will be healed and will live’” (Mark 5:23).
There are no games. No haggling. No masquerades. The situation is starkly simple: Jairus is blind to the future and Jesus knows the future. So Jairus asks for his help.
And Jesus, who loves the honest heart, goes to give it…[He] turns immediately to Jairus and pleads: “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v. 36).
Jesus compels Jairus to see the unseen. When Jesus says, “Just believe … ,” he is imploring, “Don’t limit your possibilities to the visible. Don’t listen only for the audible. Don’t be controlled by the logical. Believe there is more to life than meets the eye!”
“Trust me,” Jesus is pleading. “Don’t be afraid; just trust.”
From Fear Not Promise Book
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Originally printed in He Still Moves Stones
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, 2006) Max Lucado
Used by permission
Question: When we fear the future, which promises in God’s word can comfort us?
About the Author: Max Lucado
Proverbs 3:5 & 6 . . . . . that is what the Lord gave me and I repeated it to myself over and over. I was paralyzed from a stroke, my speech was impaired, I no longer could teach . . . . we had recently moved from home and no longer had the support of family and friends. God comforted me. His promises encouraged me. I now can use my paralyzed arm and I also can talk, again.