Day 41: Mark 5:36

"Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him 'Don't be afraid; just believe.'" ~Mark 5:36, NIV

Jairus, he's a nice fellow and a synagogue leader. Since his daughter is dying, he asks Jesus for help. Which is a good choice that we can take example from. But it's not quite that simple, Jesus doesn't snap his fingers and make the girl healed in the second of asking. He goes with Jairus to their home. But along they way, an old lady gets healed. Cool, right? Double healing!

Thing is, that took some time off of the daughter's ticking clock, and after the healing of the old woman, a bunch of people went to Jairus and told him his daughter is dead.

I think we can all relate to Jairus. We may have a problem. So we bring it to God. That's good, that's right, and what God wants. But on the way, God does something, something amazing - but do we see it that way? Or do we just see God "wasting" time, and our problems increasing? How many times have you been tempted to give up? How often have you been terrified that... He's not there anymore?

Jesus hears your doubts, and you know what He says when He hears them? The same thing he told Jairus after his daughter had died: "Don't be afraid; just believe." He says it to you, He says it to me, c'mon, just believe!