Curiosity Or Commitment?
I was reading my morning devotional today and was struck by a couple of things I want to share with you. The Scripture is Mark 5:21-24, 35-43. It is about the synagogue ruler named Jairus who came to Jesus for the healing of his sick daughter.
The first thing that struck me was the same thing that usually does in similar stories of Jesus' healing. The person desiring the healing come to Jesus expectantly and falls at His feet, exercises his or her faith and receives what was asked for.
That is exactly what happened with Jairus in verses 21 and 22. He pushed through the crowds of people, fell at the feet of Jesus, asked for the healing of his daughter and made his statement of faith. This guy was a big-wig, one of the rulers of the synagogue. My devotional states that this position was similar to being a mayor. He didn’t care what people thought.
If we would only be like Jairus more often...
The other thing I want to mention is about the crowd of people that had gathered right before Jairus showed up. Verse 21 says that Jesus arrived by boat and was met by a thron of people. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of this word is, "A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude."
What were all these other people doing? Jairus knew what he was doing. He came for his daughter, but it seems as though the multitude was there only to watch. Maybe they were curious? They had obviously heard of Jesus and His great works. Maybe they came for a show? It seems that Jesus attracted crowds of people all over the place, but, relatively speaking, only a few received anything from Him.
Let's not be one of the crowd, looking to Jesus out of curiosity or for entertainment. Let us be like Jairus. Let us fall at the feet of Jesus, exercise our faith and make our requests known to Him!
In Christ,
Clint Herman
The first thing that struck me was the same thing that usually does in similar stories of Jesus' healing. The person desiring the healing come to Jesus expectantly and falls at His feet, exercises his or her faith and receives what was asked for.
That is exactly what happened with Jairus in verses 21 and 22. He pushed through the crowds of people, fell at the feet of Jesus, asked for the healing of his daughter and made his statement of faith. This guy was a big-wig, one of the rulers of the synagogue. My devotional states that this position was similar to being a mayor. He didn’t care what people thought.
If we would only be like Jairus more often...
The other thing I want to mention is about the crowd of people that had gathered right before Jairus showed up. Verse 21 says that Jesus arrived by boat and was met by a thron of people. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of this word is, "A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude."
What were all these other people doing? Jairus knew what he was doing. He came for his daughter, but it seems as though the multitude was there only to watch. Maybe they were curious? They had obviously heard of Jesus and His great works. Maybe they came for a show? It seems that Jesus attracted crowds of people all over the place, but, relatively speaking, only a few received anything from Him.
Let's not be one of the crowd, looking to Jesus out of curiosity or for entertainment. Let us be like Jairus. Let us fall at the feet of Jesus, exercise our faith and make our requests known to Him!
In Christ,
Clint Herman
posted by Clint Herman @ 8:35 AM
1 Comments:
At 12:57 AM,
Anonymous said…
Sweetie,
I'm SO encouraged by your words. If you only realized what a deep impact your words have on my life. I want to be like Jairus, too-- not to be just one of the crowd, following Jesus curiously because of entertainment, but to be committed to Him completely and seek Him, falling at the feet of Jesus, coming to Him with expectancy. I don't want to care what people think of me because it only matters what Jesus thinks of me.
I'm so thankful that we, as husband and wife, can share our love for Jesus together. I thank God for you EVERYDAY, Sweetie, and for your spiritual leadership in our household.
I will also read Romans 8 and meditate on what the Lord is saying to us. I know He has something really awesome for us soon. I believe with you that it is already done.
I love you,
jennifer
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