Mark 5:
35While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”
36Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
In the days that Jesus walked this earth, the Jewish culture of the day had professional mourners who were to make the sounds of mourning when someone died. These were the people who Jesus encountered when He entered the house of Jairus to raise his daughter from physical death. The mourners laughed at Jesus & ridiculed Him.
They were in the death industry after all.. & they knew what death looked like. They had a vested interest in death, & they had a "gig", & they were perturbed at Jesus who was disrupting their performance. Jesus sent them away. He was not in the death business, but in the life business. I want to say that many in this life have areas in their lives that are dead. If you are one of them, know that there may be people in the death profession around you whose interest is in keeping you dead. Who are they? That is a tricky question to answer. It could be a family member. It could be a "friend". It could even be someone in the "religion business". It can be anyone whose interest is in keeping you "dead" for their own purpose. They may not even understand that they are doing this.
Jesus said in John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I so hope that you have someone like this loving father who is "going to get Jesus" for you in prayer. Even if there is no one else, you can pray, and you can... even in this place of "death" you may be in.. go to Jesus.
Even if you have never met Jesus before, you can meet Him for the 1st time, & He can raise you from the most long term of deaths, that death of the soul & spirit. He asks you to give Him what you cannot keep, that being your life, & in return He gives you His life. Notice that Jesus did not slap that little girl. Notice that Jesus did not shout at that little girl. Notice that Jesus said "talitha koum". More accurately in the Greek that means "little lamb arise".He was very tender & loving to her. He will be that way to you also. Jesus doesn't seize hearts, He wins them. Even Paul came to understand (after he was knocked off his high horse) that Jesus truly loved him.
Know that He really loves you, & paid for that with His death on the cross. He loves you too much to leave you in whatever kind of death you might be in today. God bless you.
35While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”
36Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
In the days that Jesus walked this earth, the Jewish culture of the day had professional mourners who were to make the sounds of mourning when someone died. These were the people who Jesus encountered when He entered the house of Jairus to raise his daughter from physical death. The mourners laughed at Jesus & ridiculed Him.
They were in the death industry after all.. & they knew what death looked like. They had a vested interest in death, & they had a "gig", & they were perturbed at Jesus who was disrupting their performance. Jesus sent them away. He was not in the death business, but in the life business. I want to say that many in this life have areas in their lives that are dead. If you are one of them, know that there may be people in the death profession around you whose interest is in keeping you dead. Who are they? That is a tricky question to answer. It could be a family member. It could be a "friend". It could even be someone in the "religion business". It can be anyone whose interest is in keeping you "dead" for their own purpose. They may not even understand that they are doing this.
Jesus said in John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I so hope that you have someone like this loving father who is "going to get Jesus" for you in prayer. Even if there is no one else, you can pray, and you can... even in this place of "death" you may be in.. go to Jesus.
Even if you have never met Jesus before, you can meet Him for the 1st time, & He can raise you from the most long term of deaths, that death of the soul & spirit. He asks you to give Him what you cannot keep, that being your life, & in return He gives you His life. Notice that Jesus did not slap that little girl. Notice that Jesus did not shout at that little girl. Notice that Jesus said "talitha koum". More accurately in the Greek that means "little lamb arise".He was very tender & loving to her. He will be that way to you also. Jesus doesn't seize hearts, He wins them. Even Paul came to understand (after he was knocked off his high horse) that Jesus truly loved him.
Know that He really loves you, & paid for that with His death on the cross. He loves you too much to leave you in whatever kind of death you might be in today. God bless you.