"And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw [Jesus],he 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. And
Jesus went with him." (Mark 5:22-24)
I
wonder when God is going to do something about this problem! Have you ever
asked that question? If so, you may be surprised to find out that the answer
depends 100 percent on you. There's an incident in Mark 5 that will show you
what I mean. Jesus had just gotten out of a boat and people were pressing all
around Him, "thronging Him," it says. They had Him shoved up against
the shoreline when suddenly there came a man moving through that crowd to get
to Jesus.
Throwing
himself at Jesus' feet, Mark records, he prays and beseeches Him greatly,
saying, "My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I
pray
thee, come and lay thy hands on her... and she shall live." Think about
this situation for a moment. Here's a man that's politically on the level of
the mayor of the city. But he's so doggedly determined to get to Jesus that he
fights his way through the crowd and clears out
enough
room to fall at Jesus' feet. He's made a decision--and when he gets to Jesus,
he says exactly what it is: Lay your hands on her and she shall live.
Let
me ask you something: Who do you think is directing the ministry of Jesus here?
This one man! A man who's made a decision. When he speaks that decision out,
Jesus doesn't say anything. He just stops what He's doing, turns around and
follows him.
In
a crowd of literally thousands, the faith decision of one man is directing the
actions of Jesus. What does that mean to you? It means that if you're sitting
around waiting for Jesus to decide to heal you... for Jesus to decide to help
you...for Jesus to decide to prosper you and give you victory...you're in for a
long wait. Because that's not Jesus' decision.
It's
yours.
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