October 21, 2022
Mark 5:36, “Do Not Fear, Just Believe.”
My dearly beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The auspicious word of the Lord is taken from the book of Mark 5:36, “Do Not Fear, Just Believe.”
My dear children of God, you seem to be listening to only bad news from all corners. And that would have made you feel sick of life. Having always listened to bad news you seem to be longing to hear good news. At this period the Lord is saying, “Do not fear, Just Believe.” God always wants to encourage you to be bold and strong in life. In the Bible, we can read that God met a man Jairus, who was the head man of the synagogue. He came to the Lord and pleaded with him to rescue his 12-year-old daughter who was on the verge of death. So, Jesus along with His disciples was on His way to save the life of the child. But on His way, there was a delay since another woman who was suffering from the issue of blood for 12 long years came to meet Jesus in a big crowd, and without the knowledge of anyone, she touched the hem of His garment. Immediately the flow of blood stopped. We read in the Bible that the woman had spent all her wealth to get her disease cured but she couldn’t, so she tried one last chance by touching the hem of the garment of Jesus. She had great faith that if she touched Him, she would be healed. God honored her faith and healed her of the sickness from which she had endured shame, pain, and agony.
As He spent time for the woman on the way, the bad news was brought to the Headman of the Temple saying, “Your daughter is dead, don’t trouble the Master anymore”. Jairus was stunned to hear this sad news. He thought, “If only Jesus was a bit quicker in his journey, they could have reached his home earlier and his daughter’s life could have been saved”. He almost lost his hope, it was just then, that the Lord looked at him and spoke the good news, “ Do not fear, Just Believe”. Jesus encouraged him to have faith. Because Jesus knew that he had become faithless. Jesus then went to Jairus’s house and said to the people who were crying over her that ‘the girl was only sleeping and she was not dead’. They ridiculed him. But He looked at the girl and said, “Talitha Cumi”. Which means ‘little girl rise’. The girl got up and sat down.
My dear children of God, what did the Lord mean by saying, “Do not fear”? For nothing is too hard for the Lord to do. He tells you not to fear, not to fret, and be scared of the situation. However fearful or bad the news might be. Just tell the Lord, humbly and increase your faith and then you shall receive the miracle of God. This is what God expects of you. God is trying to tell you that it is not too late to recover from the deathbed. Even if the girl was dead God could rise her up again from her deathbed. God says, ‘It is not too late for Me to do miracles for you. All you need to do is to believe in Jesus who is the author and finisher of your faith and return to Him. Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. (Zechariah 9:12), May the Lord place this word upon your head and bless you.
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for speaking to us through the verse “Do Not Fear, Just Believe.” I thank You, Lord, for filling my children with the glory of God. Lord in case my children have fallen short of faith in You, I pray that you would resurrect faith in them. As a result, let all those who are only hearing bad news begin to hear good news in the future, which would make them glad. Perform miracles continually for them. Let separated families be re-joined together. Let my children recover all their lost property, wealth, health, position, fame, and name. I bless my children wholeheartedly.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
