Mark 5:21 says, “And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side (of the Sea of Galilee).”There are two miracles in this portion of Scripture – there is the healing of the woman with the issue and there is the raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead.
1. THE DAUGHTER OF JAIRUS RAISED FROM THE DEAD (5:21-24, 35-43). This miracle demonstrated His power over disease.
In the providence of God, sorrow, sickness, and even death are often used to bring needy men and women into contact with Jesus. Oftentimes when things are going well people do not feel their need for God.
God has promised to answer our prayers, but sometimes we find it hard to wait. “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14). Mark 16:14; Hebrews 12:1; John 5:24.
2. THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD (5:25-34). This miracle demonstrated His power over death.
People often try every thing imaginable to find rest for their souls but nothing seems to work. Finally they go to Jesus when they realize He is the only one who can help them.
No one ever came to Jesus and was turned away. Our Lord said, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 3:1-3.
Remember that there is no promise in the Bible that our Lord will always heal those today who come to Him today with physical (not spiritual) ailments. 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Phil. 2:25-30.
But our Lord has a way of turning bad news into good news (5:36). These words are for us today, “Be not afraid, only believe.”
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James J. Barker is a graduate of Tabernacle Baptist Bible College, Virginia Beach, Virginia. He started Bible Baptist Church, May 1990, in Queens, NY. The LORD commissioned him to minister in the new location of Elmont, NY in 1998. The church has moved from storefront to tent...