And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” Luke 8:48

Have you ever been in a conversation with a friend and somebody else came up and started talking to them and they walked away from you, seemingly forgetting you entirely? How did you feel?

Jairus had a little daughter who was dying. He had heard of Jesus and His miracles and finding Him in a crowd, he fell at His feet and requested that He come to his home and heal his little girl. As Jesus changed His direction and headed to Jairus’ home, suddenly He stopped and asked a strange question, “Who touched me?” His attention shifted for the moment from Jairus and his need to someone else.

It must have taken a lot of courage and determination for this woman to push her way through the crowd and hesitantly reach out to touch just the hem of his garment. Someone must have told her of Jesus and the miracles that He had been performing. She had been going to doctors for twelve years and had not received any help, but she believed that if she could just touch a part of Jesus’ clothing, she would be healed.

Jesus stopped walking and spoke the words, “Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Realizing that she had been caught, in fear and trembling she fell at Jesus’ feet, told him why she had touched Him, and testified that she had been healed immediately.

While he was conversing with her, a messenger came to Jairus, telling him not to bother Jesus anymore because his daughter was dead. Jesus told him, “Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.” 

Was Jairus upset about the interruption? If Jesus had not stopped to meet this need, would He have not been too late to heal his daughter? Or did the miracle that Jesus had performed, give Jairus faith to trust that he would also see a miracle?

Jesus continued to Jairus’ home and spoke unto the mourners, “Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.”

Luke 8:54-55 “And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.”

God’s delays are not denials. He may ask us to wait for answers to our prayers and requests. But that does not mean, He has forgotten about us. His timing is always perfect. In our time of waiting, we draw closer to God, and our faith grows.

Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, that this story is recorded in your Word. The miracles you performed for Jairus, and this needy woman, encourage us to trust you as our Great Physician, who hears our prayers and meets our every need.

Devotion by Anne Johnston

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