Luke 8:49a While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.
Luke 8:48 is Jesus saying, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.” I find it incredibly ironic that while Jesus is still speaking these words of faith and healing, someone comes from the house of Jairus to say his daughter is dead and it’s too late.
Luke 8:49b “Your daughter is dead,” he said.
The woman who was just healed had been bleeding for twelve YEARS and simply a touch of Jesus’s cloak and her faith healed her. The demon-possessed man had been in that condition for YEARS, and Jesus drove out the demons. I can see why the messenger would say what he said, but Jairus has so many reasons to hold on to hope, hold on to faith, when Jesus says, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
Luke 8:49c “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
Precious Savior, Thank You for the hope that can only be found in You. Forgive me for thinking that my vision of healing, my timeline for healing, is the only one there is. Thank You that Your thoughts are nothing like my thoughts, and Your ways are far beyond anything I could imagine. (Is 55:8). Amen.
Luke 8:50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
Have a blessed day.