Faith Beyond Limits

While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Mark 5:35–43
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Faith Beyond Limits
For God, nothing is impossible. Jarius’s daughter had died. Even before Jarius had been given the tragic news, Jesus would have known. But death does not have dominion over Jesus. Something He would show that day, and ultimately at the empty tomb on Easter morning. Jesus heals Jairus’s daughter and brings her back from the dead. Like Jairus, we often worry that the Lord’s delay in answering our prayers may end up in catastrophe. But the Eternal One, who overcame death by rising from the dead, never runs out of time. In fact, His gracious promise is that we shall share eternal life with Him. May our Lord grant us to believe without doubting that He can heal every illness. May He also give us patience so that we might be unmoved while waiting for Him to act in His own good time and in accord with His gracious will.