“And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought Him that He would come to his house.”
I revisited a text that I recently wrote about which is recorded in all three of the synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is the visit that Jesus made to the home of Jairus because his daughter was gravely ill and was about to die. Jesus went with Jairus and raised his daughter from death. I want to share with you what I saw in the text printed above. Jairus sought Jesus. Evidently, Jairus had heard about Jesus, and saw Him as The One who could heal his daughter. This is why it is so important for us to share our testimonies about what Jesus has done in our lives. If we have experienced the saving power of Jesus, or His healing power, we need to share it, because there are many who need to hear it. We also need to remember to seek Jesus in every aspect of our lives. He is available to us at all times. Learn this lesson from Jairus and reach out to Jesus today and invite Him into your need. He will help you in whatever need you have. He will rescue you from the need, or lead you through or around it. Jairus worshiped Jesus. When Jairus encountered Jesus, “he fell down at His feet.” This is a real act of worship. It impresses me that when Jairus encountered Jesus, he did not say “you must come to my house today because I am a ruler of the synagogue.” He recognized in Jesus what many rulers of synagogues did not recognize. Everything that Jesus does in our lives is out of grace - the unmerited favor of God. Just as Jesus did not owe Jairus anything, He does not owe us anything. This important man approached Jesus as one with an abject need. Jesus is worthy of worship. In the Bible when people tried to worship angels, or apostles, they were told not to do worship them. But Jesus accepted the worship of Jairus, just as He will accept our worship. “Fall at Jesus’ feet” today and seek His help in your life. Jairus invited Jesus to “come into his house.” Jairus’ need overcame his self-importance. He discovered that Jesus was open to his invitation. We will find that Jesus is always open to our invitation. In Revelation 3:20 Jesus gave an invitation to church at Laodicea: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man (person), hear my voice and open the door; I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with me.” The invitation still stands. Whatever your need today, seek Jesus, worship Him and invite Him into your life and into your need. Bro. Joe
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Linda Brooks
11/11/2016 08:35:49 pm
MARVELOUS GRACE !
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