Jairus' Daughter Resurrection- page 3

Jesus encouraged Jairus to believe. Those were the words that Jairus needed to hear. Jairus had believed enough to seek Jesus, to ask Him to lay hands on his daughter, but his faith was weak. He had not realized that Jesus could also raise the dead. He had believed that Jesus could heal if she was alive, but he could not imagine that He might be able to help her when she was dead. His view of Jesus was very small. We, today, have the same problem on occasions.

They Laughed. How long did take them to arrive at Jairus’ home? We do not know and we do not really care since she was already dead. When they arrived at the home, Jesus allowed only three of His disciples to enter the home.

And He allowed no one to accompany Him, except Peter and James and John the brother of James. They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. (NASB) Mark 5:37-38

Mourners were already wailing and weeping outside the home. The message had already spread in the community. Now the crowd of people was even larger. Jesus did not stop to speak, but immediately entered Jairus’ home.

And entering in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.” They began laughing at Him. (NASB) Mark 5:39-40a

Inside Jesus attempted to encourage them, but they laughed and jeered at Him. Did His three disciples laugh? Did Jairus and his wife laugh? It appears that it was the other people inside the home who laughed. So Jesus entered the girl’s room and did not allow anyone else to enter, except the three disciples and the girl’s parents.

But putting them all out, He took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was. Taking the child by the hand, He said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded. (NASB) Mark 5:40b-4

The girl got out of bed and started walking. Everyone was amazed at what they saw, especially her parents (Luke 8:56). Then Jesus asked her parents to give her something to eat after He ordered them not to talk about the nature of the healing.

And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat. (NASB) Mark 5:43

Conclusion. Jairus discovered an important truth. He discovered that God does not ignore our requests. He is not deaf. He does not sleep nor slumber. In fact, He knows all about your prayer before you even ask. Yet, delays are part of God’s plan. Often we must wait for an answer.

Yes, sometimes His answer is, “No!” He will often care for others while He is caring for us. Sometimes He must alter circumstances to answer our prayers. Sometimes He waits for us to yield or submit. That was the experience of the man who did not want to move to relocate with his employer. God will wait for us to stop making demands. He will wait until we are willing to do whatever He wants. Sometimes He will wait until we have given up and everything seems dark and lost, just as Jairus experienced. Then He will respond when the only thing left is to trust in Him. Then you might hear the words, “Only believe!” He seeks our submission and dependence upon Himself.