Turning Fully to Jesus

 Numbers 19-20; Psalms 28; Mark 5 

“While 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 anymore?’ Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.’”

Mark 5:35, 36

A desperate father named Jairus, looked for Jesus to save his dying daughter. When life and death-tests face us, everything changes. Jairus’ faith in Jesus was based on what he had seen and heard. The blind could see, the lame could walk, the oppressed were freed as Jesus lived and proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom of God.

What have we seen and heard?

The enemy of faith is fear, including the fear that our crisis is a bother to God. Self-reliance, self-sufficiency, and fear keep us from calling out to Jesus. The lies of the enemy are thoughts which interfere with faith in Jesus’ saving, healing, and delivering power. It’s time to ignore, resist, and rebuke those lies and turn our attention fully to Jesus and his truth. He alone has the Word of life.

“Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. I resist lies of fear, self, and pride, and I choose to receive your truth, for your glory.”