March 30
Luke 8:40-9:6
Luke 8 introduces us to two people who faced circumstances that they could not change on their own. There is Jairus whose daughter was sick. He ran to Jesus so she might be healed. How excited he must have been when Jesus started to head toward his house, but then how deflated he must have been to hear that she was dead. The second impossible situation is that of the woman who had dealt with bleeding for years. Her medical condition seemed impossible, but she turned to Jesus. Jesus entered into the seemingly impossible situations of Jairus and the bleeding woman and this changed everything. When Jairus was told that his daughter had died, Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” As they continued to walk toward his house, his daughter was still dead, but he clung to the promise of Jesus. The guarantee of Jesus could give him hope until his daughter came back to life.
What made the difference was the presence, power, and promise of Jesus. As we experience heartbreaking circumstances, we need to cling to these same realities. We need to stand upon the presence, power, and promises of Jesus. We may not have a promise that guarantees life will be breathed into our difficult circumstances here and now, but we do have the promise God will restore all things one day and we have eternal life. So let us rest today and into the future, on the presence, power, and promises of God.
Father God, thank you that amidst my broken life I can cling to your presence, power, and promises. Amen.
What promises in Scripture give you hope amidst tragedy?
Luke 8 introduces us to two people who faced circumstances that they could not change on their own. There is Jairus whose daughter was sick. He ran to Jesus so she might be healed. How excited he must have been when Jesus started to head toward his house, but then how deflated he must have been to hear that she was dead. The second impossible situation is that of the woman who had dealt with bleeding for years. Her medical condition seemed impossible, but she turned to Jesus. Jesus entered into the seemingly impossible situations of Jairus and the bleeding woman and this changed everything. When Jairus was told that his daughter had died, Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” As they continued to walk toward his house, his daughter was still dead, but he clung to the promise of Jesus. The guarantee of Jesus could give him hope until his daughter came back to life.
What made the difference was the presence, power, and promise of Jesus. As we experience heartbreaking circumstances, we need to cling to these same realities. We need to stand upon the presence, power, and promises of Jesus. We may not have a promise that guarantees life will be breathed into our difficult circumstances here and now, but we do have the promise God will restore all things one day and we have eternal life. So let us rest today and into the future, on the presence, power, and promises of God.
Father God, thank you that amidst my broken life I can cling to your presence, power, and promises. Amen.
What promises in Scripture give you hope amidst tragedy?
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