Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Well hello there, all you beautiful believers and followers of Christ! It seems that summer’s finally come to my neck of the woods, and as expected, some are complaining while others are delirious with joy. The ole fella is somewhere in between. Anyway, I read a quote today that I just had to share with you. It’s attributed to one William James, and it says; ‘Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.’ On first reading, I went, ‘Hmmm!’ in a thoughtful manner. But then, on second reading, a flashbulb went off in my brain, somewhat akin to the Greek scholar Archimedes who reputedly discovered the law of displacement in physics after stepping into his bathtub and seeing the water level change in relation to his body. Arch is said to have shouted ‘Eureka!’ jumped out of the tub and ran down the street naked. Sorry to disappoint you Friends, but I didn’t do that, cause it might have frightened the whole neighbourhood, and they’d take me away to the asylum. (smile) However, I realized that the quote was really talking about faith; our Christian faith in particular; ‘Believe…and your belief will help create the fact.’ That’s what our faith is all about, believing without seeing, which brings us to Bruh Paul’s many famous words on the subject. ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight.’ (2 Cor.5:7) ‘For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.’ (Rom.8:24-25) ‘Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report…But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’ (Heb.11:1-2,6) Yes my people, that’s what faith is all about, believing without really seeing. Then I was led to look for striking examples of faith. And where better to find them than in the ministry of Jesus, as He travelled around the Holy Land? Now the first example we have is in Today’s Bit. Jesus has just disembarked from a ship, to be greeted by a great crowd, when Jairus, one of the elders in the synagogue suddenly shows up and ‘fell at his feet. And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.’ (Mark 5:22-23) The elder shows much faith there mih Friends, truly believing that Jesus had the power to heal. However, what follows next is even more amazing. While Jesus is on His way to Jairus’ house, He suddenly feels a negative jolt that detracts from His spiritual power, and in the middle of the crowd He turns around and asks, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ (Mark 5:30) The disciples look at Jesus as though He’s lost it. In such a crowd, you’re asking who touched you? But Jesus knows what He’s felt and keeps looking around for the culprit. ‘But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.’ (Mark 5:33) And the truth was she’d had a bleeding problem for a dozen years, had been to many doctors, all to no avail, her problem had gotten worse, and now she was bankrupt. Please pay attention all you U.S readers, the same thing can happen to you without some sort of affordable Health Care. However, when she hears that Jesus is in town, she gets excited, her spirits lift and she hustles down to see Him. She’s not deterred by the crowd and valiantly wades through it just to get one touch of his garments. Wow! ‘For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague..’ (Mark 5:28-29) Oh wonder of wonders my people! And how did Jesus’ react to her tale? ‘He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace and be whole of thy plague.’ (Mark 5:34) Oh Friends, isn’t our Saviour wonderful! But then, as the Master Dramatist had penned the script, some of Jairus’ household came and told him to stop bothering Jesus because his daughter was dead. Jesus though told Jairus; ‘Be not afraid, only believe.’ (Mark 5:36) Then He took Peter, James and John and went to the elder’s house, where there was already great wailing and mourning. But Jesus calmly asked, ‘why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.’ (Mark 5:39-40) They were obviously faithless, so Jesus ran them out of the house, then took the mother and father and went to where the girl lay, took her by the hand and said, ‘Talitha cumi; which is being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee) arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked, for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with great astonishment.’ (Mark 5:41-42) Praise the Holy Name of Jesus! But my Friends, such is the power of the heart, the mind and spirit, if only we believe. In light of all that, as genuine followers of Christ, let’s show the world our true colours by doing as He commanded nuh; let’s pluck up our courage and ‘Be not afraid, only believe.’ Much LOVE my people!….strong belief…plus eternal hope…equals genuine faith… To be continued.
Well hello there, all you beautiful believers and followers of Christ! It seems that summer’s finally come to my neck of the woods, and as expected, some are complaining while others are delirious with joy. The ole fella is somewhere in between. Anyway, I read a quote today that I just had to share with you. It’s attributed to one William James, and it says; ‘Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.’ On first reading, I went, ‘Hmmm!’ in a thoughtful manner. But then, on second reading, a flashbulb went off in my brain, somewhat akin to the Greek scholar Archimedes who reputedly discovered the law of displacement in physics after stepping into his bathtub and seeing the water level change in relation to his body. Arch is said to have shouted ‘Eureka!’ jumped out of the tub and ran down the street naked. Sorry to disappoint you Friends, but I didn’t do that, cause it might have frightened the whole neighbourhood, and they’d take me away to the asylum. (smile) However, I realized that the quote was really talking about faith; our Christian faith in particular; ‘Believe…and your belief will help create the fact.’ That’s what our faith is all about, believing without seeing, which brings us to Bruh Paul’s many famous words on the subject. ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight.’ (2 Cor.5:7) ‘For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.’ (Rom.8:24-25) ‘Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report…But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’ (Heb.11:1-2,6) Yes my people, that’s what faith is all about, believing without really seeing. Then I was led to look for striking examples of faith. And where better to find them than in the ministry of Jesus, as He travelled around the Holy Land? Now the first example we have is in Today’s Bit. Jesus has just disembarked from a ship, to be greeted by a great crowd, when Jairus, one of the elders in the synagogue suddenly shows up and ‘fell at his feet. And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.’ (Mark 5:22-23) The elder shows much faith there mih Friends, truly believing that Jesus had the power to heal. However, what follows next is even more amazing. While Jesus is on His way to Jairus’ house, He suddenly feels a negative jolt that detracts from His spiritual power, and in the middle of the crowd He turns around and asks, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ (Mark 5:30) The disciples look at Jesus as though He’s lost it. In such a crowd, you’re asking who touched you? But Jesus knows what He’s felt and keeps looking around for the culprit. ‘But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.’ (Mark 5:33) And the truth was she’d had a bleeding problem for a dozen years, had been to many doctors, all to no avail, her problem had gotten worse, and now she was bankrupt. Please pay attention all you U.S readers, the same thing can happen to you without some sort of affordable Health Care. However, when she hears that Jesus is in town, she gets excited, her spirits lift and she hustles down to see Him. She’s not deterred by the crowd and valiantly wades through it just to get one touch of his garments. Wow! ‘For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague..’ (Mark 5:28-29) Oh wonder of wonders my people! And how did Jesus’ react to her tale? ‘He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace and be whole of thy plague.’ (Mark 5:34) Oh Friends, isn’t our Saviour wonderful! But then, as the Master Dramatist had penned the script, some of Jairus’ household came and told him to stop bothering Jesus because his daughter was dead. Jesus though told Jairus; ‘Be not afraid, only believe.’ (Mark 5:36) Then He took Peter, James and John and went to the elder’s house, where there was already great wailing and mourning. But Jesus calmly asked, ‘why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.’ (Mark 5:39-40) They were obviously faithless, so Jesus ran them out of the house, then took the mother and father and went to where the girl lay, took her by the hand and said, ‘Talitha cumi; which is being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee) arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked, for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with great astonishment.’ (Mark 5:41-42) Praise the Holy Name of Jesus! But my Friends, such is the power of the heart, the mind and spirit, if only we believe. In light of all that, as genuine followers of Christ, let’s show the world our true colours by doing as He commanded nuh; let’s pluck up our courage and ‘Be not afraid, only believe.’ Much LOVE my people!….strong belief…plus eternal hope…equals genuine faith… To be continued.
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